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N3 Expressions

()遠様(どおさま)I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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      1.

      I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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    お待ちどおさま 【おまちどおさま】お待ち遠様 【おまちどおさま】お待ちどうさま 【おまちどおさま】

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      店員(てんいん):「ラーメン()(はい)です!()遠様(どおさま)!」

      Shop staff: 'Two bowls of ramen! Sorry to keep you waiting!'

      • N3

      ()()わせに(おく)れる:「()遠様(どおさま)!ごめんね、どのくらい()った?」

      Late for a meeting: 'So sorry to keep you waiting! How long have you been waiting?'

      • N3

      わざわざこんな(ところ)まで()てくれたんだから、()遠様(どおさま)なんて()わなくていいよ!

      You came all the way here so there's no need to apologize for keeping me waiting!

      • N3

      もしも()遠様(どおさま)()いたくないのなら、(ひと)()たせないように努力(どりょく)するべきです。

      If you don't want to apologize for making people wait, then you ought to make an effort not to keep people waiting.

      • N3

      もしも()遠様(どおさま)()っても相手(あいて)機嫌(きげん)(なお)らなかったら(なに)かプレゼントをあげよう。

      If you apologize for making them wait and their mood still doesn't improve, try giving them something as a gift.

      • N2
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