Japanese Lesson Notes #7

Sumimasen
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.

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