How to Say ‘Please wait’ in Japanese
少々お待ちください
shoushou o machi kudasai
[shōshō o machi kudasai]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Polite phrase used in customer service and common in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
少々
shoushou
[shōshō]
a little
A small quantity or degree; a bit.
もう少々がんばってください。
Please hold on a little longer.
お待ち
o machi
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
honorable prefix
A prefix used to add politeness to words.
お待たせしました。
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
待ち
machi
[machi]
waiting
The act of staying in one place until something happens.
少し待ちます。
I will wait a bit.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
A polite way to request or invite someone to do something.
こちらへ来てください。
Please come this way.
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