Illustration: Inside a neighborhood shoe-repair shop, an attendant emerges from the work area carrying a newly repaired shoe on a small tray. They incline their head politely toward a customer seated on the waiting bench.

JLPT N4expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

お待またせしました

omatase shimashita

thank you for waiting

A polite phrase that can also apologize for the wait. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 長ながいことお待またせしましたか。

    Have I kept you waiting long?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. すみません、お待またせしました。

    I’m sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. お待またせしました。お子様こさまセットとクリームソーダです。

    Thank you for waiting. One kid’s meal and an ice cream soda.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 待

  • 待wait; depend onOnタイKunまつ

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