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How to Say ‘Here's your yakisoba and ramune, thanks for waiting!’ in Japanese

はい、焼きそばとラムネ、お待たせ！

hai yakisoba to ramune o mata se

[HAI yah-kee-SOH-bah toh RAH-moo-neh oh MAH-tah seh]

Phrase Breakdown

はい、焼きそばとラムネ、

hai yakisoba to ramune

here you go, yakisoba and ramune

はい means 'here you go' when handing something over. と joins the two items, 'and'.

Example

はい、お茶とお水。

Here you go, tea and water.

Words in this phrase

はい

hai

[HAI]

here you go

Said when handing something to someone.

Example

はい、どうぞ。

Here you go.

焼きそば

yakisoba

[yah-kee-SOH-bah]

fried noodles (yakisoba)

Stir-fried noodles with sauce, a festival favorite.

Example

焼きそばを二つください。

Two yakisoba, please.

と

[toh]

and

A particle connecting nouns in a list.

Example

マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。

I am interested in both marketing and sales.

ラムネ

ramune

[RAH-moo-neh]

ramune (soda)

Marble-sealed bottled soda sold at festivals.

Example

ラムネはとても冷たい。

The ramune is very cold.

お待たせ！

o mata se

thanks for waiting!

This is a casual phrase used when the order is ready.

Example

ラーメン、お待たせ！

Here's your ramen, thanks for waiting!

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix used in polite expressions

The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.

Example

お願いできますか。

Could you please do that?

待た

mata

[MAH-tah]

wait (stem)

Stem of 待つ (to wait) used before the causative ending.

Example

友達を待たせました。

I kept my friend waiting.

せ

[seh]

make/let (causative)

Causative ending: to have someone do something.

Example

子どもを休ませます。

I'll keep my child home.

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