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What is the difference between すみません (sumimasen) and ごめなさい (gomen-nasai) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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sumimasen = excuse me or I'm sorry
gomennasai = I apologize for smth bad that I did
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ごめ < ごめんなさい < すみません
all carrys the meaning of sorry, with different level of seriousness. Ranked as indicated above.
すみません can also use as execuse me.
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@samudesu
すみません sounds lighter than ごめんなさい.
And ごめん is a causal word meaning ごめんなさい.
So I would say:
ごめん < すいません(すみません) < ごめんなさい
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Sumimasen is more like a thing you’d say when you want someone’s attention... like if some person dropped something you’d be like: “sumimasen (you dropped this)”
And gomen nasai is a more formal version of “gomen”— both of which mean “sorry” or “I apologize” so if you accidentally pushed someone you’d be like: “gomen!” Or “gomen nasai!”
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