How is gomen used? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange The word ごめん (gomen) essentially means "forgive" or "pardon" ごめんなさい (gomen nasai) is a common phrase that literally means "forgive me" or "pardon me", and ごめん (gomen) or ごめんね (gomen ne) is a more colloquial way to say the same thing
Usage of 「ごめんください」 - Japanese Language Stack Exchange Apart from the two scenarios above, are there any other scenarios where 「ごめんください」 is used? If not, what makes this greeting so restricted in usage? N B Somewhat related: Usage of すみません (sumimasen) versus ごめんなさい (gomen'nasai)
grammar - nihongo ga wakarimasen vs nihongo wo hanashimasen ga and . . . I think the accepted answer by dainichi to this question answers it pretty well: It depends not only on the verb, but on the form of the verb The general rule is that static verbs and adjectives take "ga" and "action verbs" take "o" on the direct object piano-o hiku play the piano piano-ga hikeru can play the piano Here, playing the piano is an action, thus "o" is used Being able to play
Usage of 申し上げない and 申し訳ない in contrast with すみません or ごめんなさい I got usage of すみません versus ごめんなさい from here: Usage of すみません (sumimasen) versus ごめんなさい (gomen #39;nasai) I heard Japanese people use 申し上げない (or 申し上げません) while talking on the phone I would like t
Apologizing with sorry - Japanese Language Stack Exchange It depends on who you're talking to I would opt for the word 'sumimasen' here if you're talking to someone older or someone you don't know too well, as in: "Sumimasen, wakarimasen (deshita) " (You can use the 'deshita' if you want to say "I didn't understand you," although you can just leave it out if you want to say "I don't understand you ") Here's an article about sumimasen that you might
Is で in 「. . . でおねがいします」 the te form of だ, or circumstances で particle? As a native speaker, I often try replacing a questionable で with でして or であり, and see if the sentence still makes sense: アイスでしてお願いします。 アイスでありお願いします。 These look incorrect to me, which means the original で is a particle The same で can also modify various other verbs: コーヒーをアイスで飲む。 ピザを