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済みません (sumimasen)

sorry, excuse me

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

済みません (すみません, sumimasen) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “sorry, excuse me”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

済すみません。通とおしてくれますか。

Excuse me. Can I get by here?

済みません、電話に出て下さい。

Please answer the phone.

長いことお待たせして済みませんでした。今まで来客で忙しかったのです。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting long. A visitor has kept me busy till now.

足手まといになる子供をお頼みしてすみません。

I am sorry to encumber you with the children.

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