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One Japanese Word Does the Job of Three

To say excuse me / sorry / thank you in Japanese, say すみません (sumimasen).

There's one Japanese word that means excuse me, sorry, AND thank you.

sumimasen excuse me / sorry / thank you

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  1. ひとつの言葉で、三つの意味。 Hitotsu no kotoba de, mittsu no imi. One word. Three meanings.
  2. すみません。 Sumimasen. "Excuse me / sorry / thank you."
  3. すみません! Sumimasen! Excuse me! (to flag the waiter)
  4. 謝る、呼ぶ、感謝する。全部すみません。 Ayamaru, yobu, kansha suru. Zenbu sumimasen. Apologize, call, thank — all 'sumimasen'.
  5. 日本語、もっと簡単に。 Nihongo, motto kantan ni. Japanese, made simple — follow along.

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