Formal — to staff
Sushi · Restaurant
You
お寿司を、シャリ小さめで握ってもらうことはできますか？
おすしを、しゃりちいさめでにぎってもらうことはできますか？
Could you make my sushi with a smaller portion of rice?
Romaji: Osushi o, shari chiisame de nigitte morau koto wa dekimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, shari chiisame desu ne. Uketamawarimashita.
Reply
はい、シャリ小さめですね。承りました。
はい、しゃりちいさめですね。うけたまわりました。
Yes, smaller rice portions. Certainly.
Gesture & etiquette
Form a small gap between your index finger and thumb to indicate 'small size'.
Leaving behind the rice (shari) and only eating the fish is considered very impolite in Japan. Requesting 'shari-chiisame' beforehand is the correct etiquette.
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