How to Say ‘But release the delivery person first’ in Japanese
でも配達員を先に解放してください
de mo haitatsu in o saki ni kaihou shi te kudasai
[de mo haitatsu in o saki ni kaihō shi te kudasai]
💬 Usage Tip: Combining contrasting and sequential elements makes logical and polite requests.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Hierarchy and process order are inherent in polite Japanese communication.
Phrase Breakdown
でも
de mo
Words in this phrase
で
de
[de]
but
Indicates contrast.
でも、雨が降っている。
But, it is raining.
も
mo
[mo]
also
Adds additional information.
私も行きます。
I will go too.
配達員を
haitatsu in o
Words in this phrase
配達
haitatsu
[haitatsu]
delivery
Act of transporting goods.
配達が来ました。
The delivery has arrived.
員
in
[in]
personnel
Refers to delivery staff.
配達員が到着。
The delivery person arrived.
を
o
[o]
object marker
Identifier of an action's target.
手紙を送る。
Send the letter.
先に解放してください
saki ni kaihou shi te kudasai
Words in this phrase
先
saki
[saki]
before
Indicates preceding action.
仕事の先に。
Before work.
に
ni
[ni]
to
Indicates direction or goal.
学校に行く。
Go to school.
解放
kaihou
[kaihō]
release
To set free.
囚人を解放した。
Released the prisoner.
し
shi
[shi]
do
Performs action in verb conjunction.
掃除してください。
Please clean.
て
te
[te]
and
Used for sequential actions.
話して行きましょう。
Let's talk and go.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
Polite request form.
助けてください。
Please help.
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