Illustration: At the shoe-changing entrance of a small office, one coworker has put on outdoor shoes and is stepping through the open door. They turn back with a small courteous bow and a lifted hand toward another coworker who is still seated on the bench, struggling with a stubborn shoelace.

JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

お先さきに

osakini

ahead, first

Used politely when someone goes ahead of another person. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お先さきにどうぞ。

    You go first.

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  2. どうぞ、お先さきに！

    Go ahead.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. お先さきに失礼しつれいします。

    I’m leaving first.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 先

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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