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Japanese word 済みません: sorry / excuse me. Meanings and example sentences.

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済みません (すみません): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

済みません (すみません) means sorry / excuse me.

See example sentences below.

済みません at a glance

済みません
すみませんsumimasen
N1expr
sorry / excuse me
済みませんすみませんsumimasenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 済みません

Core meaning

sorry / excuse me

Basic example sentences

Example 1

すみません、遅くなりました。

Translation

Sorry, I'm late.

Example 2

すみません、道を教えてください。

Translation

Excuse me, please tell me the way.

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