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すみません (sumimasen)

sorry, excuse me

  • JLPT N5

Meaning

すみません (sumimasen) is a JLPT N5 vocabulary word meaning “sorry, excuse me”.

Example sentences 6

すみませんが、駅えきへ行いく道みちを教おしえてもらえませんか。

Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the station?

手が寒さで震えたは、少しオーバーですみません。

Sorry, "my hands shuddered with the cold" was a bit over the top.

まちがってあなたの手紙を開けてしまってすみません。

Excuse me for opening your letter by mistake.

すみませんが娘の歯にフッソ塗布をしてください。

Please give her a fluoride treatment.

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