Japanese phrase
下取りしてもらえますか？ shita do ri shi te mo ra e ma su ka
Meaning
Could you take this as a trade-in?
When to use it
A polite request to have an item accepted as a trade-in. It is commonly used in a shop when asking whether an old device or other item can be exchanged for credit toward a purchase.
Example dialogue
このスマホ、下取りしてもらえますか？ ko no su ma ho shita do ri shi te mo ra e ma su ka
Could you take this smartphone as a trade-in?
はい、査定します。 ha i sa tei shi ma su
Sure, we can appraise it.