御免ください (ごめんください): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

御免ください (ごめんください) means May I come in? / Excuse me (entering).

See example sentences below.

御免ください at a glance

御免ください

ごめんくださいgomenkudasai

N1expr

May I come in? / Excuse me (entering)

御免くださいごめんくださいgomenkudasaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

May I come in? / Excuse me (entering)

Example 1

ごめんください、入ってもいいですか。

Translation

May I come in? Is it okay?

Example 2

ごめんください、誰かいますか？

Translation

Excuse me, is anyone there?