Japanese word meaning, "I am sorry".
Sometimes used together with doumo. "Doumo sumimasen" also means I'm sorry.
Often in conversation "doumo sumimasen" or "sumimasen" are used in place of "
Thank you". Perhaps
Japanese feeling is, I'm sorry bothering you, but thank you very much to be so considerate.
1. Sumimasen I
broke your
dish.
2. When a gentle person gives away a seat on a crowded train to an aged person, the person who received the favor
may say, "sumimasen" or "doumo sumimasen".