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How to Say ‘Oh, did you? I'm very sorry. The thing is, that side is one-way.’ in Japanese

あ、そうでしたか、大変失礼しました。ただ、あちら側は一方通行なんですよ。

a sou deshi ta ka taihen shitsurei shi mashi ta tada achiragawa wa ippou tsuukou na n desu yo

Phrase Breakdown

あ

a

そう

sou

でし

deshi

た

ta

か

ka

大変

taihen

失礼

shitsurei

し

shi

まし

mashi

た

ta

ただ

tada

あちら側

achiragawa

は

wa

一方

ippou

通行

tsuukou

な

na

ん

n

です

desu

よ

yo

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