How to Say ‘We look forward to seeing you.’ in Japanese
お待ちしております。
o machi shi te ori masu
[oh mah-chee shee teh oh-ree mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [お待ちしております] is a standard polite closing from staff after a reservation, closer to "we look forward to seeing you" than literally "we are waiting." It sounds professional and welcoming, not stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
お待ち
o machi
waiting; to wait (polite)
A polite form used in customer service meaning 'wait' or 'be waiting'.
お待ちください。
Please wait.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix used in respectful customer service expressions.
お待ちしておりますので、お気をつけてお越しください。
We look forward to your visit, so please come safely.
待ち
machi
[mah-chee]
waiting
This refers to waiting and is commonly used in polite business and restaurant phrases.
スタッフ一同、お待ちしております。
All our staff are looking forward to your visit.
しております
shi te ori masu
we are doing; we are (polite humble form)
A humble polite expression, often used by staff to sound respectful.
こちらでお待ちしております。
We are waiting here for you.
Words in this phrase
し
shi
[shee]
do; doing
Part of the polite progressive expression meaning someone is in the state of doing something.
ご来店をお待ちしております。
We are looking forward to your visit.
て
te
[teh]
-ing form connector
This connects the action to the following polite auxiliary phrase.
皆様のお越しをお待ちしております。
We are looking forward to everyone's visit.
おり
ori
[oh-ree]
to be; humble form
A humble verb element used to make the phrase very polite and appropriate for staff speech.
次回のご予約もお待ちしております。
We also look forward to your next reservation.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A formal polite ending often heard in restaurants, shops, and hotels.
またのご利用をお待ちしております。
We look forward to serving you again.
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