How to Say ‘If possible, a quiet seat, please.’ in Japanese
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
dekire ba shizuka na seki o o negai shi tai desu
[deh-kee-reh bah shee-zoo-kah nah seh-kee oh oh neh-gah-ee shee tie dess]
Phrase Breakdown
できれば
dekire ba
if possible
Softens the request by saying 'if possible'.
できれば明日行きたいです。
If possible, I want to go tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
できれ
dekire
[deh-kee-reh]
if possible
Used at the beginning of a polite request to sound softer and less direct.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
ば
ba
[bah]
if
The conditional ending that completes できれば, meaning 'if possible.'
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
静かな席
shizuka na seki
a quiet seat
A seat in a quiet area.
静かな席をお願いします。
A quiet seat, please.
Words in this phrase
静か
shizuka
[shee-zoo-kah]
quiet
Describes the preferred kind of seat in the request.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
な
na
[nah]
-na
Links the na-adjective 静か to the noun 席.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
The object being requested in the sentence.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks 席 as the thing being requested.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
お願いしたいです
o negai shi tai desu
I would like to ask for; I would like you to do
Polite way to make a request.
少し待ってお願いしたいです。
I would like to ask you to wait a little.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to the noun/verb phrase for making a request.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request; favor
Core part of お願い, meaning a request or favor.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of the verb phrase expressing the act of requesting.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
たい
tai
[tie]
want to
Shows the speaker's wish in a polite way.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; polite ending
Polite sentence ending suitable for speaking to restaurant staff.
できれば、静かな席をお願いしたいです。
If possible, I would like to request a quiet seat.
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