Japanese phrase
先に___いただけますか？ saki ni ___ i ta da ke ma su ka
Meaning
Could you ___ first?
When to use it
A polite request for someone to go first. It gently asks another person to act before others without sounding demanding.
Example dialogue
こちらへどうぞ。先にお入りいただけますか？ ko chi ra e dō zo saki ni o hai ri i ta da ke ma su ka
This way, please. Could you go in first?
はい、失礼します。 ha i shitsu rei shi ma su
Okay, excuse me.