How do you say "Can you let me get off?" in Japanese?

"Can you let me get off?" in Japanese is "降ろしてもらえますか". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘Can you let me get off?’ in Japanese

Q: What does "降ろしてもらえますか" mean in English?

"降ろしてもらえますか" means "Can you let me get off?" in English. Usage tip: [〜てもらえますか] is a polite way to ask someone to do something for you: here [降ろしてもらえますか] means "could you let me off?" You can reuse the pattern with other actions, like [見せてもらえますか] for "could you show me?".

降ろしてもらえますか

oroshi te morae masu ka

[oh-roh-shee teh moh-rah-eh mahs kah]

💬 Usage Tip: [〜てもらえますか] is a polite way to ask someone to do something for you: here [降ろしてもらえますか] means "could you let me off?" You can reuse the pattern with other actions, like [見せてもらえますか] for "could you show me?".

Phrase Breakdown

降ろし

oroshi

[oh-roh-shee]

drop off

From 降ろす, meaning to let someone get out of a vehicle.

Example

駅の前で降ろしてください。

Please drop me off in front of the station.

て

[teh]

and; te-form

The te-form connector used to link verbs and polite request patterns.

Example

降ろしてもらえますかと丁寧に聞きました。

I politely asked, “Could you drop me off?”

もらえ

morae

[moh-rah-eh]

receive the favor of

Part of a pattern meaning to have someone do something for you.

Example

運転手さんに待ってもらえますか。

Could the driver wait for me?

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A polite ending used in non-past statements and questions.

Example

止まりますは丁寧な言い方です。

Tomarimasu is a polite way of speaking.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end to make the sentence a question.

Example

降ろしてもらえますかと聞くと丁寧です。

Using “Could you drop me off?” sounds polite.

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