madogawa no seki o oishimasu.

A window seat, please.

Breakdown of madogawa no seki o oishimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 席せき: seat
• 窓側まどがわ: window side

Questions & Answers about madogawa no seki o oishimasu.

How do you read 窓側の席をお願いします?

It is read:

まどがわ の せき を おねがいします

A few pronunciation notes:

• 窓側 = まどがわ
  • 側 often becomes がわ in compounds like this.
• 席 = せき
• お願いします = おねがいします

So the whole sentence sounds like:

madogawa no seki o onegaishimasu

What does 窓側 mean exactly?

窓側 means the window side.

• 窓 = window
• 側 = side

So 窓側の席 is literally a seat on the window side.

In natural English, you would usually say a window seat, but Japanese builds it more literally.

Why is there a の between 窓側 and 席?