How to Say ‘Certainly.’ in Japanese
かしこまりました。
kashikomari mashi ta
[kah-shee-koh-mah-ree mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [かしこまりました] is a very formal service-industry response, stronger and more polished than [わかりました]. Staff use it to mean "certainly" or "understood" with customers; you usually don't need to say it yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
かしこまり
kashikomari
[kah-shee-koh-mah-ree]
certainly; understood
A very polite service-industry expression meaning the request has been understood.
かしこまりました。静かな席をご用意します。
Certainly. We will prepare a quiet seat.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker
Part of the formal past form in かしこまりました.
かしこまりました。すぐ確認します。
Certainly. I will check right away.
た
ta
[tah]
past ending
Completes the polite past form, often used in formal customer service speech.
かしこまりました。お待ちください。
Certainly. Please wait a moment.
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