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みません

usually written using kana alonepolite languageexpressioninterjection

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Meanings

  • excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
  • thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much

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Example sentences

すみません、ここにすわってもいいですか。

Excuse me, may I sit here?

すみませんえきまでのみちおしえてください。

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

おくれてすみませんでした

I'm sorry for being late.

わざわざてくださって、すみませんね。

You shouldn't have gone out of your way to come — thank you so much.

すみません注文ちゅうもんをまだっていただいていないのですが。

Excuse me, but our order hasn't been taken yet.