실례지만 + question · 실례합니다 (excuse me)
excuse me, but …; sorry to bother you, but …
Example
실례지만 이 근처에 화장실이 어디에 있어요?
Excuse me, but where is a restroom around here?
Word parts
실 lose+례 manners
Literally 'it's a lapse of manners, but …'.
Good to know
Perfect for polite openers to strangers, e.g. 실례지만 성함이 어떻게 되세요? 'May I ask your name?'
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