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How to Say ‘Would it be possible to have a table by the window?’ in Japanese

窓際の席にしていただくことは可能ですか。

madogiwa no seki ni shi te itadaku koto wa kanou desu ka

[mah-doh-GEE-wah noh seh-kee ni shee teh ee-tah-DAH-koo koh-toh wah kah-NOH dess ka]

💬 Usage Tip: 〜にしていただく means "to have you make it ~", so you're politely asking the staff to arrange it. 〜にしていただくことは可能ですか works for any request: 個室にしていただくことは可能ですか "Could we have a private room?"

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a very polite way to ask, suited to a phone call with a nicer restaurant. With a casual place, 窓際の席がいいです "A window seat would be nice" is plenty.

Phrase Breakdown

窓際の席に

madogiwa no seki ni

(make it) a window seat

に (ni) marks the choice or result. 〜にする means 'to choose' or 'to make it ~'.

Example

窓際の席にします。

I'll take a window seat.

Words in this phrase

窓際

madogiwa

[mah-doh-GEE-wah]

by the window

The area right next to a window.

Example

窓際の席が好きです。

I like window seats.

の

[noh]

of; linking particle

Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.

Example

ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。

I take medicine after meals.

席

seki

[seh-kee]

seat

A seat or seating section at a venue.

Example

前の方の席はありますか。

Are there seats toward the front?

に

[ni]

Used to indicate direction or point of action.

Example

学校に行きます。

I go to school.

していただくことは

shi te itadaku koto wa

having you do it (for me)

していただく (shite itadaku) is a humble way to say 'have someone do something for me'. こと (koto) turns the phrase into a noun, and は (wa) marks it as the topic.

Example

確認していただくことはできますか。

Could you check it for me?

Words in this phrase

し

shi

[shee]

do; make

The verb stem of する, attached to 交換 to form the action 'to exchange.'

Example

名刺を交換したいです。

I want to exchange business cards.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.

Example

てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。

When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.

いただく

itadaku

[ee-tah-DAH-koo]

to receive (humble)

Humble verb for receiving or accepting something.

Example

お土産をいただきました。

I received a souvenir.

こと

koto

[koh-toh]

thing; matter; (nominalizer)

Turns verbs/clauses into a “thing/matter.” In relationship talk: 「話したいこと」 = “something I want to talk about.”

Example

話したいことがある。

There’s something I want to talk about.

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

可能ですか。

kanou desu ka

is it possible?

This is a polite question about possibility. Say 'ka-nou de-su ka'.

Example

今日は可能ですか。

Is today possible?

Words in this phrase

可能

kanou

[kah-NOH]

possible

Capable of being done; feasible.

Example

それは可能ですか。

Is it possible?

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

か

[ka]

question particle

Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.

Example

行くか？

Shall we go?

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