Kotoba of the day: 07
先に - さきに - sakini - Before, ahead
Sample sentence:
| Kanji | お先に失礼します。 |
| Kana | おさきに しつれい します。 |
| Romaji | Osakini shitsurei shimasu. |
| Read as(new) | o-sa-ki-ni shi-tsu-re-i shi-ma-su. |
| Malayalam | ക്ഷമിക്കണം, [ ഞാന് ] നേരത്തേ ഇറങ്ങുന്നു. |
| English | [I'm] sorry to leave early. |
Note: The above expression is usually used when we leave office while others remain.
Normally their reply will be “おつかれさまでした (otsukaresama deshita)” which means “Thank you for your efforts”.
*Listen to a conversation.
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/DownloadF/50SD/BP1-12/MTR38.wma
*Here is a list of useful (especially for beginners) daily life expressions in Japanese language.
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/DownloadF/Kyouzai/UsefulDailyExpressions1.swf
(Cartoon in flash with audio)
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