ご無沙汰
ごぶさた
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Example sentences
ご無沙汰。元気?
It's been a while. How are you?
ご無沙汰しました。
I haven't seen you for ages.
ご無沙汰しています。
It has been a long time since I wrote you last.
ご無沙汰しております。
Long time no see.
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Two years have passed since I last met you.
More examples (8)
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I have been silent for a long time.
ご無沙汰はお互いさまです。
I am as much in the wrong as you are about not writing before this.
大変ご無沙汰しております。
I've been silent for a long time.
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I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.
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I was too busy to write you.
あんまりご無沙汰してしまって、どうも敷居が高くなってしまいました。
I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.
古い友人にメールを送った。ずっとご無沙汰していて、2年ほど前に一度接触したがまたすぐ連絡しないようになった。返事はまだ来ない。少しドキドキする。
I sent an email to an old friend of mine. We haven't kept in touch for awhile, being that the last time we met was over two years ago and haven't contacted each other since. There's no reply from her yet. I'm starting to get anxious.
長いこと御無沙汰いたしました。
I have been out of touch with you for a long time.