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Grammar detail: excuses, apologies, and attracting attention
excuses, apologies, and attracting attention
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Japanese has various ways to apologize, to excuse oneself, and to attract attention. Here are a few of the more common expressions and the situations in which they might be used.
To say 'Excuse me ...' as a prelude to asking a question, the simplest expression is すみません, which can be joined with a reason / question using が:
A somewhat politer expression which can be used interchangeably is
しつれい
です（が）- literally 'I'm being rude (but)' ...To apologize, either for an actual mistake or error, or as a polite refusal, the most common expression is
もうしわけ
ありません（が）:Kanji used in this grammar
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