This is a very polite way to check information. You use it with people like customers or your boss. It means, "Is my understanding correct?"
Noun + でよろしかったでしょうかPrimary
な-Adjective + でよろしかったでしょうか
This is a very polite way to check information. You use it with people like customers or your boss. It means, "Is my understanding correct?"
ご注文は以上でよろしかったでしょうか。
Will that be all for your order? (Literally: As for your order, was the above correct?)
お名前は田中様でよろしかったでしょうか。
Is your name Tanaka-sama, is that correct?
レシートはご不要でよろしかったでしょうか。
You don't need a receipt, is that correct?
お支払いは先月の25日でよろしかったでしょうか。
Regarding the payment, was it on the 25th of last month, is that correct?
ご予約は、禁煙のシングルルームでよろしかったでしょうか。
Your reservation was for a non-smoking single room, is that correct?
This grammar makes your question very soft. It is like you are checking an old memory. This makes you sound very polite. Some people think it is not proper Japanese. But many shops use it all the time. So it is now a normal way to speak.
This is different from "〜でよろしいでしょうか." That phrase asks about now. This phrase uses a past tense word. It asks about something that happened before. It makes your question sound more polite. You are checking past information.
Use this when you want to ask a polite question. It shows great respect. You are checking your own memory. This makes your question very soft.
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