Lingakuすみません
Frequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardonword usually written using kana alonepolite (teineigo) languageused to apologize or get someone's attention
- thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too muchword usually written using kana alonepolite (teineigo) language
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); interjection (kandoushi)
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- すみませんFrequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.
- 済みません【すみません】
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- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon
- thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
This usage is often employed to get someone's attention or to apologize for an inconvenience or mistake.
I'm sorry for being late.
This meaning expresses gratitude, often in response to a generous gesture or gift, indicating that the speaker feels the act was perhaps more than necessary.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すみません、しつれい失礼しましたexcuse me, I apologizeすみません、おまたせしましたお待たせしましたthank you for waitingすみません、もういちど一度いって言ってくださいexcuse me, could you say that again?すみませんがI beg your pardon, but…すみません、たすけて助けてくださいexcuse me, please help meすみません、なんか何かもんだい問題がありますかきごう？excuse me, is there a problem?すみません、みち道をおしえて教えていただけますかきごう？excuse me, could you please tell me the way?すみません、でんわがかかってきました電話がかかってきましたI'm sorry, I received a phone callほんとうに本当にすみませんI'm truly sorryすみません、しつれい失礼いたしますexcuse me, I beg your pardon (formal)
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