Formal — to staff
Supermarket · Shopping
すみません、この魚を三枚におろしていただけますか？ — Excuse me, could you fillet this fish into three pieces for me? (lit. "take it down into three slices") (Supermarket · Shopping, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
You
すみません、この魚を三枚におろしていただけますか？
すみません、このさかなをさんまいにおろしていただけますか？
Excuse me, could you fillet this fish into three pieces for me? (lit. "take it down into three slices")
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono sakana o sanmai ni oroshite itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, kashikomarimashita. Shōshō omachi kudasai.
Reply
はい、かしこまりました。少々お待ちください。
はい、かしこまりました。しょうしょうおまちください。
Yes, certainly. Please wait a moment.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the fish and then make a cutting motion with hands, or just point and use the phrase.
Be polite. Some smaller supermarkets or specific times might not have staff available for this service, so be prepared for a polite refusal.
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