Japanese phrase
代わりに___してもらえますか？ ka wa ri ni ___ shi te mo ra e ma su ka
Meaning
Could you ___ instead?
When to use it
A polite request for someone to do a task instead. It often asks another person to handle something on the speaker's behalf when the speaker cannot do it.
Example dialogue
予約する時間がありません。 yo yaku su ru ji kan ga a ri ma se n
I do not have time to make the reservation.
では、代わりに予約してもらえますか？ de wa ka wa ri ni yo yaku shi te mo ra e ma su ka
Then, could you make the reservation in my place?