I’m sorry, I don’t understand in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

The sentence "ごめん なさい、 わたし は わかりません" can be broken down as follows:

1. ごめん なさい (gomen nasai): This is a polite way to say "I'm sorry" in Japanese.
– ごめん (gomen): Informal term for “sorry”
– なさい (nasai): Polite imperative form, making the phrase more formal and polite.

2. わたし は (watashi wa): This means "I" (私は) with the subject marker "は" (wa).
– わたし (watashi): Polite form of "I"
– は (wa): Topic marker that indicates the subject of the sentence

3. わかりません (wakarimasen): This means "I don't understand".
– わかり (wakari): Comes from the verb "わかる" (wakaru), meaning "to understand"
– ません (masen): Negative form of the verb, making it "do not understand"

Romanized Characters:
Gomen nasai, watashi wa wakarimasen.

Tips to Remember:
1. Remember common apologies:
– "ごめん" (gomen) for informal settings.
– "ごめんなさい" (gomen nasai) for polite apologies.

2. The word "わたし" (watashi) is a common word for "I" and is used in formal situations.

3. Practice the verb conjugations:
– わかる (wakaru) means "to understand"
– Add ません (masen) to make it negative: わかりません (wakarimasen), "don't understand".

Alternate Ways to Say "I'm sorry, I don't understand":

1. すみません、わかりません。
– Romanized: Sumimasen, wakarimasen.
– すみません (sumimasen): Another way to say "I'm sorry" or "excuse me" in a polite way.

2. ごめんなさい、理解できません。
– Romanized: Gomen nasai, rikai dekimasen.
– 理解 (りかい, rikai): Understanding
– できません (dekimasen): Cannot do (negative form of できる, dekiru, which means "can do")

3. 申し訳ありません、わかりません。
– Romanized: Moushiwake arimasen, wakarimasen.
– 申し訳ありません (moushiwake arimasen): Very formal and deeply apologetic way to say "I am sorry".

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