mise no yousu wo osiete kudasai.

• 店 is read みせ.
• 様子 is read ようす.

So the sentence is read:

みせ の ようす を おしえて ください。

A native English speaker might expect more spaces or clearer word boundaries, but in normal Japanese writing, it appears as one sentence without spaces.

様子 is a very common word that means something like:

• state
• condition
• situation
• appearance
• what it’s like
• how things are

In this sentence, 店の様子 does not just mean the shop’s physical look. It can also include things like:

• the atmosphere
• how busy it is
• what kind of place it is
• what is happening there
• what it feels like

So 様子 is broader than a simple word like appearance.

The particle の connects nouns. Here it shows that 様子 belongs to or is about 店.

So:

• 店 = shop/store
• 様子 = state/condition/what it’s like
• 店の様子 = the state of the shop, what the shop is like, or how the shop is

In English, we might translate の in different ways depending on context:

• the shop’s condition
• the atmosphere of the shop
• what the shop is like

So の is doing the job of linking the two nouns naturally.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb here is 教えてください, based on 教える, which means to teach, to tell, or to inform.

So the thing being told is 店の様子.

Structure:

• 店の様子 = what the shop is like
• を = object marker
• 教えてください = please tell me

So を shows that 店の様子 is the thing the speaker wants information about.

教えて is the て-form of 教える.

The sentence uses the pattern:

て-form + ください

This is a very common way to make a polite request.

So:

• 教える = to tell / to teach
• 教えて = tell...
• 教えてください = please tell me

You cannot use 教えるください. The request pattern specifically needs the て-form.

Literally, 教える often gets introduced as to teach, but in everyday Japanese it also very often means:

• tell me
• let me know
• give me information

In this sentence, 教えてください is more naturally understood as:

• please tell me
• please let me know
• please tell me about it

It usually does not sound like classroom-style teach me here. The speaker is asking for information about the shop.

教えてください is polite and standard. It is appropriate in many normal situations.

It is:

• more polite than 教えて
• less formal than something like 教えていただけますか

Rough politeness comparison:

• 教えて。 = tell me / very casual
• 教えてください。 = please tell me / polite standard
• 店の様子を教えてもらえますか。 = could you tell me about the shop?
• 店の様子を教えていただけますか。 = could you please tell me about the shop? / more formal

So the original sentence is polite without being overly stiff.

It can mean any of those, depending on context.

That is one reason 様子 is such a useful word. It is intentionally broad.

For example, the speaker might be asking about:

• what the store looks like
• whether it is crowded
• whether it seems open or closed
• the mood or atmosphere
• how business is going
• what is happening there right now

So a native English speaker may want a single exact translation, but Japanese often leaves this slightly broader and lets context decide.

Japanese often omits information that is understood from context.

A longer version could be something like:

• その店の様子を教えてください。
• 店の様子はどうか、教えてください。

But in natural Japanese, if everyone already knows which shop is being discussed, just saying 店の様子を教えてください is perfectly normal.

A topic marker like は is not required in every sentence. Here, the speaker is simply making a request, and the object of that request is marked with を.

Yes. You could say:

お店の様子を教えてください。

This sounds a little softer or more polite because お店 is the polite form of 店.

In many everyday situations:

• 店 = neutral
• お店 = a bit more polite or friendly

Both are natural, but お店 may sound slightly nicer in customer-service or polite conversation.

Yes, that is a very natural translation.

Even though the Japanese literally includes 様子, English often does not need to translate it word-for-word. Depending on context, natural translations could include:

• Please tell me about the shop.
• Please tell me what the shop is like.
• Please let me know about the shop’s condition.
• Please tell me about the atmosphere in the shop.

A native English speaker often wants one exact English equivalent, but Japanese wording like this can cover a range of natural English translations.

Yes, absolutely.

The pattern:

〜を教えてください

is extremely useful and very common. It means:

• Please tell me ~
• Please let me know ~

Examples:

• 名前を教えてください。 = Please tell me your name.
• 住所を教えてください。 = Please tell me your address.
• 使い方を教えてください。 = Please tell me how to use it.
• 店の様子を教えてください。 = Please tell me what the shop is like.

So even if the learner already knows the meaning of this sentence, it is worth noticing that this is a very productive pattern.

For an English speaker, the biggest difference is that Japanese puts the verb at the end.

English:

• Please tell me about the shop.

Japanese:

• shop + of/about + state + object marker + tell please

More naturally broken down:

• 店の様子 = what the shop is like
• を = object marker
• 教えてください = please tell me

So the full request builds up first, and the main action comes at the end. That is very normal in Japanese sentence structure.