Saying Sorry in Japanese (Part 3)

失礼します・しつれいします (shitsurei shimasu)  is a more formal expression that literally means ‘I’m being rude’, but translates into ‘excuse me’. It’s common to use it when interrupting something/someone, like walking into a meeting (and leaving again), interrupting someone’s phone call/needing to take a phone call, or leaving a meeting etc. early – even we=