エクスキューズミー

interjection

excuse me

A direct loan from English, used as a casual interjection to get someone's attention, apologize lightly, or ask someone to move. Common in informal spoken Japanese, often with a playful or slightly foreign flavor.

• エクスキューズミー、ちょっと通とおしてください。

  Excuse me, please let me through.

• エクスキューズミー、駅えきはどこですか？

  Excuse me, where is the station?