Dry cleaning and repairs

Works for both the dry cleaner's and the repair shop.

1. このシャツ、クリーニングをお願ねがいします。

   I'd like this shirt dry-cleaned, please.

2. このしみ、取とれますか。

   Will this stain come out?

3. いつできますか。

   When will it be ready?

4. 明日あしたまでにできますか。

   Will it be ready by tomorrow?

   「までに」 means something is completed by a point in time, while 「まで」 means it continues until that point. When asking about a deadline, only 「までに」 works.

5. 急いそいでいるんですが。

   I'm in a bit of a hurry...

   「〜んですが」lets you state your situation and trail off, leaving the listener to infer the request — a common lead-in in Japanese when you need someone to accommodate you.

6. 受取うけとりは何時なんじまでですか。

   Until what time can I pick it up?

Practice describing what's wrong with a zipper, asking how long the repair will take, and seeing whether it can be ready sooner.

1. Customer

   すみません、これ、直なおしていただけませんか。

   Excuse me, could you fix this for me?
2. clerk

   どうしましたか。

   What seems to be the problem?
3. Customer

   ファスナーが壊こわれてしまって。

   The zipper's broken.

   「〜てしまって」 adds a sense of "oh no, there's nothing I can do", and it's a common way to bring up a problem you're having.
4. clerk

   修理しゅうりできますよ。三日みっかぐらいかかります。

   We can fix it. It'll take about three days.
5. Customer

   もう少すこし早はやくなりませんか。

   Could it be done a little sooner?
6. clerk

   では、明後日あさっての夕方ゆうがたでしたら。

   Well then, if the evening of the day after tomorrow works for you...

   Japanese speakers often stop the sentence at 「でしたら」, leaving the rest, “it’ll be ready,” for you to complete.
7. Customer

   じゃあ、それでお願ねがいします。

   OK, I'll go with that, then. Thanks.