お待ちどおさま

おまちどおさま
Alternative writings: お待ち遠様, お待ちどうさま, 御待ち遠様, お待ち遠さま, お待ちどお様, お待ちどう様
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
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A polite phrase meaning “sorry to have kept you waiting” or used when handing something to someone who has been waiting (similar to 'sorry to have kept you').

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Examples

お待ちどおさま、こちらがご注文のケーキです。

Sorry to have kept you waiting — here is the cake you ordered.

少々お待ちください、と店員が言った後にお待ちどおさまと料理を運んできた。

After the clerk said, 'Please wait a moment,' they brought the dish saying, 'Sorry to have kept you waiting.'

お待ちどおさま、と渡された封筒には領収書が入っていた。

When they handed me the envelope saying, 'Sorry to have kept you waiting,' it contained the receipt.

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