by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Sorry, I’m busy.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Sorry, I’m busy.
ごめん、いま忙しい。
gomen ima isogashii
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
すみません、いま忙しいです。
sumimasen* ima isogashiidesu
*We pronounce like “suimasen” in spoken language.
- Sorry ＝ ごめん gomen
- I’m … ＝ わたしは … watashiwa …
- busy ＝ 忙しい isogashii
We do not usually say “わたしは (= I)” in everyday conversation.
ごめん
sorry
＋
いま
now
＋
忙しい
busy