Formal — to staff
Izakaya · Restaurant
You
すみません、この料理を取り分けるためのお皿をいくつかいただけますか?
すみません、このりょうりを取り分けるためのおさらをいくつかいただけますか?
Excuse me, could I get a few small plates for portioning out this dish?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono ryōri o tori wakeru tame no osara o ikutsuka itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Kashikomarimashita. Suguni ikutsuka omochi shimasu.
Reply
かしこまりました。すぐにいくつかお持ちします。
かしこまりました。すぐにとりざらをいくつかおもちします。
Certainly. I'll bring some small plates right away.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the shared dish and make a gesture of distributing food, or hold up a few fingers to indicate 'a few'.
It's generally fine to ask for extra plates. Do not try to re-plate food from a shared dish using your own chopsticks if others haven't started.
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