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What does お先に (おさきに, osakini) mean?

お先に (おさきに, osakini) means excuse me for going ahead, doing this first.

Quick facts
Readingおさきに
Romajiosakini
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おさきに
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosakini

excuse me for going ahead, doing this first

casual
  1. 1adverb before; previously
  2. 2adverb ahead
  3. 3expression pardon me for leaving (before you)

Example sentences

  • Excuse me for leaving before you.

  • Please go ahead, I'll come later.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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