kono syuuri no kingaku ha takaisi, ima sugu hituyou to iu wake de mo nai node, mazu mitumori dake onegaisimasita.

It breaks down like this:

• この修理の金額は高いし
  = the cost of this repair is high, and...
• 今すぐ必要というわけでもないので
  = since it’s not like I need it right away,
• まず見積もりだけお願いしました
  = I first/for now only asked for an estimate.

A natural way to think of it is:

• reason 1: it’s expensive
• reason 2: it isn’t urgently needed
• result: so I just asked for an estimate first

Also, the subject is omitted, which is very normal in Japanese. From context, you understand that the speaker is the one who does not need it immediately and is the one who made the request.

修理の金額 literally means the amount/cost of the repair.

Here, の links two nouns:

• 修理 = repair
• 金額 = amount, price, total cost

So A の B often means B related to A. In this case:

• 修理の金額 = the price for the repair
• very natural English translation: the repair cost

You could compare:

• 車の色 = the car’s color
• 旅行の予定 = travel plans / the plan for the trip

So this の is not doing anything mysterious; it is just connecting nouns.

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So この修理の金額は means something like:

• as for the cost of this repair...
• regarding the price of this repair...

This sets up the repair cost as the thing being talked about.

There can also be a slight contrast nuance with は. It can sound like:

• As for the cost, it’s high...

That does not necessarily mean strong contrast, but it can subtly separate the cost as one point under discussion.

し is used to list reasons or add supporting points.

So 高いし means:

• it’s expensive, and...
• for one thing, it’s expensive
• it’s expensive, plus...

In this sentence, し tells you that more than one reason is coming. The first reason is:

• 高い = it’s expensive

Then the second reason follows:

• 今すぐ必要というわけでもない = it’s not like it’s needed right away

So し here is not just a plain and. It has the feeling of:

• one reason is X, and another is Y

Yes, both relate to reasons, but they do different jobs here.

• し = adds one reason to another
• ので = connects the reason(s) to the conclusion/result

So the flow is:

1. 高いし = it’s expensive, and...
2. 今すぐ必要というわけでもないので = since it’s not like it’s needed right away...
3. まず見積もりだけお願いしました = so I only asked for an estimate first

You can think of it like this:

• し builds the list of reasons
• ので leads into the action taken because of those reasons

今すぐ means right now / immediately / at once.
必要 means necessary / needed.

So:

• 今すぐ必要 = needed right away / necessary immediately

The important nuance is urgency. This is not just about whether the repair is needed at all; it is about whether it is needed immediately.

For example:

• 必要です = it is necessary
• 今すぐ必要です = it is necessary right now

In this sentence, the speaker is saying the repair is not urgent.

This is a very common learner question.

必要じゃない simply means:

• it’s not necessary

But 必要というわけでもない is softer and more nuanced. It means something like:

• it’s not exactly that it’s necessary
• it’s not like it’s necessary
• it’s not as though it’s something I need right away

This pattern often avoids sounding too blunt or absolute.

So the speaker is not necessarily saying:

• I definitely do not need it

Instead, the speaker is saying something closer to:

• I wouldn’t say I need it immediately
• it’s not urgently necessary

This kind of phrasing is very common when Japanese softens a statement.

The と is part of という, which is often used to present content as something that can be said, described, or framed as a certain idea.

In X というわけではない / でもない, the whole pattern means:

• it’s not the case that X
• it’s not like X

So:

• 必要というわけでもない
  = it’s not the case that it’s necessary = it’s not like it’s necessary

This is really best learned as a set expression:

• 〜というわけではない
• 〜というわけでもない

It is usually more natural to understand the whole chunk together than to over-translate each word separately.

In many cases, the difference is small, and both can often be translated similarly.

• わけではない = it’s not the case that...
• わけでもない = often a slightly softer or more nuanced version, sometimes with a feeling of not necessarily or not particularly

In this sentence, 必要というわけでもない sounds very natural and soft. It suggests:

• it’s not as if it’s urgently necessary
• I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s needed right now

So でもない here helps make the statement feel less direct and less absolute.

Both ので and から can mean because / since, but the nuance is different.

• から is more direct and conversational
• ので is often softer, more explanatory, and slightly more polite

In this sentence, ので fits well because the speaker is calmly explaining the reason for their decision:

• it’s expensive
• it’s not urgently needed
• so I only asked for an estimate

Using ので makes the explanation sound more measured and less forceful.

まず here means:

• first
• to begin with
• for now

It suggests that asking for an estimate is the first step, not necessarily the final action.

So:

• まず見積もりだけお願いしました

means something like:

• I first asked only for an estimate
• for now, I just asked for an estimate

The nuance is that the speaker may decide what to do after seeing the estimate.

だけ means only / just.

So:

• 見積もりだけ = only an estimate
• just the estimate

This tells you the speaker did not go ahead and request the repair itself. They only asked for the estimate at this stage.

The nuance is:

• I didn’t commit to the repair
• I only requested a quote/estimate first

That fits the earlier reasons: the cost is high, and it is not urgently needed.

With お願いする, the thing being requested can be marked with を, but it is often omitted in natural Japanese, especially in everyday or service-related expressions.

So both of these are possible:

• 見積もりだけお願いしました
• 見積もりだけをお願いしました

The version without を sounds very natural.

This kind of omission happens a lot with common request expressions, especially when the meaning is already clear.

お願いしました is the past form of お願いします / お願いする, which means:

• to request
• to ask for
• to ask someone to do something

Here it means the speaker requested an estimate.

It is a polite and natural way to talk about making a request, especially in situations like:

• asking a shop
• asking a repair service
• asking a professional for a quote

So 見積もりだけお願いしました sounds like:

• I requested just an estimate
• I asked them for an estimate only

It sounds polite and appropriate for a customer-service situation.