Japanese phrase
___を一時停止してください。 ___ o ichi ji tei shi shi te ku da sa i
Meaning
Please pause ___.
When to use it
A polite request to stop something temporarily. It is direct but respectful and suits situations where a video, recording, or activity needs to stop for a moment.
Example dialogue
動画を一時停止してください。 dō ga o ichi ji tei shi shi te ku da sa i
Please pause the video.
はい、わかりました。 ha i wa ka ri ma shi ta
Okay, I will.