How to Say ‘We have accepted your reservation.’ in Japanese
ご予約を承りました。
go yoyaku o uketamawari mashi ta
[goh yoh-yah-koo oh uketama mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: 承りました (uketamawarimashita) is a very humble way to say "we've received it". It's long and tricky to say, but you only need to recognize it, because it means you're booked.
Phrase Breakdown
ご予約を
go yoyaku o
your reservation (object)
ご予約 (go-yoyaku) is the polite word for 'reservation'. を (o) marks the object.
ご予約をお願いします。
Please make a reservation.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
polite prefix (adds respect)
Honorific prefix used to make a noun more polite. Common in neighbor-related phrases to sound considerate.
ご近所の方には、いつでも言ってくださいと伝えました。
I told the neighbors, “Please tell me anytime.”
予約
yoyaku
[yoh-yah-koo]
reservation; booking
Used when booking or reserving something in advance.
コンサートの予約をしたいです。
I want to make a reservation for the concert.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
承りました。
uketamawari mashi ta
we have received / accepted
承る (uketamawaru) is a very humble verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to accept'. Staff use it in business settings. Say it as 'u-ke-ta-ma-wa-ri-ma-shi-ta'.
ご注文を承りました。
We have received your order.
Words in this phrase
承り
uketamawari
[uketama]
to accept
To formally receive or accept something.
ご注文を承りました。
We have received your order.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker (part of ました)
「まし」 is part of 「ました」, the polite past tense. It makes the question polite (common in medical settings).
さっきはきましたか。
Did you vomit a moment ago?
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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