Japanese phrase
___分前にお越しください。 ___ bun mae ni o ko shi ku da sa i
Meaning
Please arrive ___ minutes before the scheduled time.
When to use it
Requests arrival before a scheduled time. It is a polite instruction often used for appointments, interviews, and events, with the blank specifying how early to arrive.
Example dialogue
何分前に伺えばいいですか? nan pun mae ni ukaga e ba i i de su ka
How early should I come?
開始時刻の10分前にお越しください。 kai shi ji koku no 10 pun mae ni o ko shi ku da sa i
Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled time.