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Let’s take a look at how to use this word in a sentence!

In the above image, the boy is only saying one word: おまたせ / omatase. This is a very good example, as this is often used all on its own like this! This way of using the word is incredibly casual – you should only use it with your friends and peers.

Example Sentence

Let’s try to make a sentence! How about: Sorry for making you wait! Shall we get going (soon)? First, let’s look at the words that we need to know to make the sentence:

English	Hiragana	Kanji	Romaji (reading)
To make wait	おまたせ	お待たせ	Omatase
Soon	そろそろ	そろそろ	Sorosoro
To go	いく	行く	Iku

Now, let’s write it out in romaji!:

“Omatase! Sorosoro Iku ka?”

Let’s change it to hiragana:

”おまたせ！そろそろ　いく　か？”

And lastly, let’s add in the kanji:

”お待たせ！そろそろ　行く　か？”

We can translate this sentence using our word bank at the top:

I made you wait! Shall we get going?

“Omatase” use in this sentence can be translated a few different ways: “I made you wait” , “Sorry for making you wait”, etc.

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What if we want to say it a tiny bit more formally?

One degree more formal would be:

• Omatase shimashita / おまたせ　しました / お待たせ　しました

To make it a little bit more formal, we can add “sorry” at the beginning!:

• Sumimasen, Omatase shimashita / すみません、おまたせ　しました / すみません、お待たせ　しました

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And that’s Omatase! Have you ever heard this word before?

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