Learn Japanese: shouyu o sukoshi irete kudasai. - Please add a little soy sauce.

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Breakdown of shouyu o sukoshi irete kudasai.

をo

direct object particle

くださいkudasai

please

少すこしsukoshi

a few; a little, a bit

少すこし is a bit more formal than ちょっと.

入いれるireru

to insert

〜て〜te

verb suffix for forming the imperative, among other things

醤しょう油ゆshouyu

soy sauce

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