On this page, you can learn how to say sorry about what you did in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| I am sorry I am late. |
| o ku re te su mi ma se n |
| おくれてすみません。 |
One by one
- おくれて → to be late
- すみません → sorry
Note
There are two words for sorry in Japanese, ごめんなさい and すみません. The casual sorry is ごめんなさい and the formal sorry is すみません.
Japanese bowing
It is natural to bow when you say sorry in Japanese.
How Japanese people bow
土下座
The photo below shows the man is doing 土下座（どげざ）, which is used when people want to show the deepest appreciation...
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How to respond
To accept the apology
| That is fine. |
| i i de su yo |
| いいですよ。 |
To ask what happened
| What happened? |
| do u shi ma shi ta ka |
| どうしましたか。 |
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- I am sorry I am late.
Task 2: Change into English.
- おくれてすみません。
- いいですよ。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.