How to Say ‘A small birthday plate, please.’ in Japanese
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
chiisana baasudee pureeto o o negai deki masu ka
[chee-sah-nah bah-su-day poo-reh-toh oh oh neh-gah-ee deh-kee mahs kah]
Phrase Breakdown
小さな
chiisana
[chee-sah-nah]
small; little
Describes the birthday plate as modest or small.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
バースデープレート
baasudee pureeto
birthday plate
A dessert plate or special plate for a birthday celebration.
バースデープレートを用意してください。
Please prepare a birthday plate.
Words in this phrase
バースデー
baasudee
[bah-su-day]
birthday
Refers to the celebratory purpose of the plate.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
プレート
pureeto
[poo-reh-toh]
plate
The dessert plate being requested for the celebration.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the birthday plate as the thing being requested.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
お願いできますか
o negai deki masu ka
could I ask for it?; can you please do it?
Very polite request phrase.
写真をお願いできますか。
Could I ask you to take a photo?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to the request expression.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request; favor
Core word used in polite requests to staff.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
でき
deki
[deh-kee]
can do
Asks whether the request is possible.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite ending
Keeps the question polite and appropriate.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the phrase into a question.
小さなバースデープレートをお願いできますか。
Could I request a small birthday plate?
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