🇯🇵 Japanese from 🇬🇧 English All Words
ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)
A1 adjective 基本フレーズ
🇬🇧 English: sorry
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意味

🇯🇵 Japanese
adjective

「ごめんなさい」という言葉。また「ごめんなさい」と言うこと。.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

Used to apologise, to express regret, or to politely interrupt or ask someone to repeat themselves.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective used as an interjection. Can be followed by 'for': 'I'm sorry for being late.' Also used to ask someone to repeat: 'Sorry?' (rising intonation). Common phrases: 'I'm sorry', 'Sorry about that', 'Sorry to bother you'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

The British are famous for saying 'sorry' very frequently — even when something is not their fault, or when someone bumps into them. This is a cultural habit of politeness and conflict avoidance. In a survey, British people were found to say 'sorry' an average of eight times a day.

例文

あなたに怒鳴ってしまってごめんなさい。(Anata ni donatte shimatte gomen nasai.)

"あなたに怒鳴ってしまってごめんなさい。(Anata ni donatte shimatte gomen nasai.)"

🇬🇧 "I am sorry I shouted at you."

彼らは鍋を割ってしまって申し訳なく思っている。(Karera wa nabe o watte shimatte mōshiwaku naku omotte iru.)

"彼らは鍋を割ってしまって申し訳なく思っている。(Karera wa nabe o watte shimatte mōshiwaku naku omotte iru.)"

🇬🇧 "They are sorry they broke the pot."

穴埋め問題 🇯🇵 Japanese

あなたに怒鳴ってしまって___。(Anata ni donatte shimatte gomen nasai.)

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