Vocabulary

What does お待たせしました (おまたせしました, omataseshimashita) mean?

お待たせしました (おまたせしました, omataseshimashita) means sorry to keep you waiting.

Quick facts
Readingおまたせしました
Romajiomataseshimashita
Part of speechexpression
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おまたせしました
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomataseshimashita

sorry to keep you waiting

humble
  1. 1expression thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

Example sentences

  • Sorry to keep you waiting, please come this way.

  • Sorry to have kept you waiting so long, everything is ready now.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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