How to Say ‘Sorry, the hot water isn't coming out.’ in Japanese
すみません、お湯が出ないんです。
sumi mase n o yu ga de nai n desu
[soo-mee mah-seh n oh YOO ga deh nai n dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 出る "to come out" is the verb for water, and also for things like gas, flowing from a tap. 出ない is its "not" form.
Phrase Breakdown
すみません、
sumi mase n
Excuse me,
Opens a polite request or complaint. Pause briefly at the comma.
すみません、ちょっといいですか。
Excuse me, do you have a moment?
Words in this phrase
すみ
sumi
[soo-mee]
excuse me; sorry
A polite attention-getter and light apology. Used to call a pharmacist/staff or to be polite before asking for help.
すみません、薬剤師さん。
Excuse me, pharmacist.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.
はいていません。
I haven’t vomited.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending
The final sound completing the negative polite form.
一人は魚が食べられません。
One person cannot eat fish.
お湯が
o yu ga
hot water (subject)
お湯 (oyu) means hot water, and が (ga) marks the subject. Say 'o-yu-ga'.
お湯が沸きました。
The water has boiled.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
湯
yu
[YOO]
hot water
Heated water from a tap or shower.
お湯を使います。
I use hot water.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
出ないんです。
de nai n desu
isn't coming out
Negative of 出る (deru) plus explanatory んです. Say it as 'de-nain-dess'.
電気が出ないんです。
The electricity isn't working.
Words in this phrase
出
de
[deh]
come out (flow)
Stem of 出る; for water, to run from the tap.
蛇口から水が出ます。
Water comes from the faucet.
ない
nai
[nai]
not
Indicates negation or absence.
問題はない。
There is no problem.
ん
n
[n]
(explanatory n)
Casual form of の; adds a tone of seeking or giving an explanation, often before です.
どうしたんですか。
What happened?
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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