Illustration: At a friend's apartment, a visitor has accidentally knocked over a cup of tea onto the host's cushion. The visitor bends into an earnest apologetic bow, shoulders drawn inward, while holding a cloth ready to help clean up. The tipped cup and spreading wet patch clearly show what happened.

JLPT N5expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

ごめんなさい

gomennasai

I’m sorry, excuse me

Example sentences

  1. 邪魔じゃまをしてごめんなさい。

    I’m sorry to interrupt you.

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  2. 遅おくれてごめんなさい。

    Please excuse my being late.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ごめんなさい。私わたしのせいです。

    Sorry. It’s all my fault.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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