“Sorry” / “Excuse Me” in Japanese: Sumimasen
Japanese Lesson Notes #7
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Sumimasen means ’sorry’ or ‘excuse me’ in Japanese. You can use sumimasen to apologize if you made a mistake or if you bothered someone. You can also use sumimasen if you want to call someone’s attention.
Here’s a video of me, Soniei, trying to explain the evolution of my art and the inspiration behind my contemporary paintings.
This video includes a brief explanation of how I left the 9-5 work world to live my dream as a full-time artist.
I also share a few pictures of my original paintings, including my Japanese calligraphy art and other Zen inspired paintings.
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January 4th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Ohaiyou.