Japanese

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	You've already learned the phrases <strong>すみません</strong> and <strong><ruby>失situ</ruby><ruby>礼rei</ruby>します</strong> for apologizing.
	A third way to apologize yourself is to use the phrase <strong>ごめん　なさい</strong>.
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	<strong>ごめん　なさい</strong> can be used after a verb in the <strong>て-form</strong> to excuse yourself for an action.
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	Note how in the last sentence <strong>の</strong> is placed after the first verb to turn it into a noun.
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	When asking permission to enter someone's house you can say <strong>ごめん　ください</strong>.
	When you are allowed inside, it is polite to say <strong>お<ruby>邪zya魔ma</ruby>します</strong>.
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Apologizing with ごめん　なさい

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Word	電でん話わするの　を　忘わすれて　ごめん　なさい。 denwasuruno wo wasurete gomen nasai.
Meaning	Please forgive me for forgetting to call you.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

direct object particle	を wo
to call, to telephone	電でん話わする denwasuru
to forget	忘わすれる wasureru
I beg your pardon; Excuse me.	ごめん　なさい。 gomen nasai.

Japanese

denwasuruno wo wasurete gomen nasai.

Breakdown of denwasuruno wo wasurete gomen nasai.

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