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「クリスマスは私にお任せ下さい！」

= Kurisumasu wa watashi ni omakase kudasai.

= You can count on me for Christmas!

Ho ho ho!!! Hi everyone! Christmas is coming soon. What do you want for Christmas?

From the picture.

クリスマスは私にお任せ下さい。
= Kurisumasu wa watshi ni omakase kudasai.
= Please count on me for Christmas.

So today’s word is お任せ = omakase

The verb is 任せる = makaseru = to leave it up to someone to do something, to entrust someone with a job

When we say it politely we add お = o

お任せする = omakase suru

We also use it as a noun or adjective お任せ = omakase in colloquial Japanese.

Structure :

★A は(or を）B に任せる= A wa (or wo) B ni makaseru

★B に Aは（or を）任せる = B ni A wa (or wo) makaseru

= to leave A (=something, job, matters,etc.) to B (=someone)

Let’s take look at example sentences.

Ex. この仕事を彼に任せる。

= Kono shigoto wo kare ni makaseru.

= (I’ll) leave this job to him.

Ex. プロに任せた方がいいんじゃない？

= Puro ni makaseta hou ga iinjanai?

= I think you should ask a pro to take care of it.

Ex. 後は任せたよ！

= Ato wa makaseta yo!

= I will leave the rest up to you.

Ex. 予約はお任せしてもいいですか？ (polite)

= Yoyaku wa  omakase shite mo ii desuka?

= Could you be in charge of making reservations?

Ex. この件は、マギーに任せてあるのでわかりません。

= Kono ken wa Maggie ni makasete aru node wakarimasen.

= I don’t know about this matter because I left everything (up) to Maggie (or because Maggie is in charge of this matter.).

Ex.全て運に任せよう。

= Subete un ni makaseyou.

= Let’s leave everything to luck.

Ex. ご想像にお任せします。

= gosouzou ni omakase shimasu.

= I ‘ll leave it up to your imagination.

(You can use it when people ask you personal questions.)

Ex. 明日は運転任せるからお願いね。

= Ashita wa unten makaseru kara onegai ne.

= You’re in charge of driving tomorrow, OK? I ‘m counting on you.

When you make a phone call to make an appointment of a beauty salon or spa, they usually ask

「担当者のご希望はありますか？」

= Tantousha no gokibou wa arimasuka?

= Who would you like to take care of you?　(Who would like as your hair stylist (esthetician?)

If you don’t have any preferences, say

「お任せします。」

= Omakase shimasu.

= Whomever. You can decide.

When you go to a nice restaurant and you don’t know which wine to pick, you can ask someone,

ワイン、どれを選んでいいかわからないからお任せしてもいいですか？

= Wain dorewo erande iika wakaranai kara omakase shimasu.

= I can’t choose the wine so can I ask you to order for me?

When you make a reservation at a restaurant for a big group, they will ask you

「お料理は如何いたしましょうか？」

= Oryouri wa ikaga itashimashouka?

= What kind of food would like us to prepare?

and if you don’t know what to do, you say

「お任せでお願いします。」(polite but colloquial.)

= Omakase de onegai shimasu.

= We will leave it to you.

Sometimes you see a course called

お任せ料理

= Omakase ryouri

= Literally you leave it up to the chef to decide what to serve. Chefs will prepare creative dishes to pleasantly surprise diners in a restaurant.

If you want to be in charge you can say

私に任せて下さい。

= Watashi ni makasete kudasai.

= Leave it to me.

私にお任せ下さい。(polite)

= Watashi ni omakase kudasai.

= Please leave it to me.

Structure :

(Aは )私に任せて下さい。

= (A wa ) watashi ni makasete kudasai.

= Leave me A.

Ex.「ここは任せて！」

= Kokowa makasete!

= Leave it to me here. (I will take care of it here. (For example, “I’ll get the bill.”))

Ex. 料理は私達に任せて下さい。

= Ryouri wa watashitachi ni makasete kudasai.

= We will take care of preparing the food. So don’t worry about it.

You can say this for something you are confident with.

Ex. 英語は任せて下さい。

= Eigo wa makasete kudasai.

= When it comes to English, you can count on me.

If you emphasize A you can also say

〜なら(=~nara) instead of 〜は (=~ wa)

Ex. 食べることなら任せて！

= Taberu koto nara makasete!

= (I’m not sure about other things but) Leave it to me when it comes to eating.

マギー先生より = Maggie Sensei yori = From Maggie Sensei

本物のサンタさん、クリスマスのプレゼントはお任せします！
= Honmono no santa san, kurisumasu no purezento wa omakase shimasu!
= Dear real Mr. Santa, I will leave it up to you to pick out Christmas presents for me.