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JLPT N4 Elementary

お待たせしました

Sorry to have kept you waiting; thank you for waiting.

Readings

Other forms

お待たせ casual, for friends/family
お待たせいたしました very formal/humble, for customers
Expression / Set Phrase

"Thank you for waiting" / "Sorry to have kept you waiting"

A humble phrase used to apologize for keeping someone waiting or to announce that a requested service or item is ready.

Example

お 待たせ しました 。 ご 注文 の コーヒー です 。

Thank you for waiting. Here is the coffee you ordered.

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お待たせしました
おまたせしました
Sorry to have kept you waiting; thank you for waiting.
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この言葉を覚えましょう。

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