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Lesson 51
Apologizing
้ ใใฆใใฟใพใใ
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'ใใฟใพใใ' (sumimasen) is a versatile apology, also used to get someone's attention (like 'excuse me') or to say 'thank you' for a favor.
To apologize for an action, you can use the te-form of a verb followed by 'ใใฟใพใใ' (sumimasen). '้
ใใฆ' (okurete) is the te-form of '้
ใใพใ' (okuremasu), which means 'to be late'.
T
Tanaka
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใ้
ใใฆใใฟใพใใใ
Yamada-san, okurete sumimasen.
Mr. Yamada, I'm sorry for being late.
Y
Yamada
ๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใใใใๅงใใพใใใใ
Daijoubu desu yo. Saa, hajimemashou.
It's okay. Well then, let's begin.