Illustration: At a small neighborhood café, a server turns beside a table just as a teaspoon begins sliding off a saucer. Their eyes widen, mouth opens into a brief startled shape, and the free hand darts underneath to catch it. The cup remains upright, with only a tiny ripple across its surface.

JLPT N2interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

おっと

otto

oops, uh-oh

Example sentences

  1. おっと。こりゃ失礼しつれいしました。

    Whoops. Sorry about that.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. おっと、僕ぼくのペンのインクがきれちゃったよ。

    Oops, my pen has run out of ink.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. おっと、せっかく時間前じかんまえに来きたのに、ダベッてたら遅刻ちこくしちまう。

    Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we’ll end up late!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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