Meanings
phrase
alternative I am sorry · alternative rare slang I'm sozzy · alternative informal m'sorry
- Indicates the speaker's apology.
- Indicates the speaker's commiseration.
- Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?
Synonyms: come again, eh, excuse me, hey, huh, I beg your pardon, pardon, pardon me
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseIndicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?
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Translations
Arabic أَنَا آسِف, أَنَا آسِفَة
- أَنَا آسِف (ʔanā ʔāsif)I'm sorry, I apologize
- أَنَا آسِفَة (ʔanā ʔāsifa)I'm sorry, I apologize
- آسِف (ʔāsif)I'm sorry, I apologize
- آسِفَة (ʔāsifa)I'm sorry, I apologize
- اِعْذِرْنِي (iʕḏirnī)I'm sorry, I apologize
- عُذْرًا (ʕuḏran)I'm sorry, I apologize
Bulgarian извине́те
- извине́те (izvinéte)I'm sorry, I apologize
Catalan em sap greu, em sap greu
- em sap greuI'm sorry, I apologize
- em sap greuI'm sorry, I feel bad
Chinese Cantonese 對唔住 /对唔住
- 對唔住 /对唔住 (deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶)I'm sorry, I apologize
Chinese Mandarin 對不起 /对不起
- 對不起 /对不起 (duìbùqǐ)I'm sorry, I apologize
Czech promiňte
- promiňteI'm sorry, I apologize
Danish undskyld, jeg beklager
- undskyldI'm sorry, I apologize
- jeg beklagerI'm sorry, I feel bad
Dutch het spijt me, ik bied mijn excuses aan
- het spijt meI'm sorry, I apologize
- ik bied mijn excuses aanI'm sorry, I apologize
- het spijt meI'm sorry, I feel bad
Esperanto mi pardonpetas, pardonu min
- mi pardonpetasI'm sorry, I apologize
- pardonu minI'm sorry, I apologize
- mi bedaŭrasI'm sorry, I feel bad
Estonian vabandust
- vabandustI'm sorry, I apologize
Finnish anteeksi, olen pahoillani
- anteeksiI'm sorry, I apologize
- olen pahoillaniI'm sorry, I apologize
- anteeksiI'm sorry, I feel bad
- olen pahoillaniI'm sorry, I feel bad
French je suis désolé, je suis désolée
- je suis désoléI'm sorry, I apologize
- je suis désoléeI'm sorry, I apologize
- pardonI'm sorry, I apologize
- je m'excuseI'm sorry, I apologize
- je suis désoléI'm sorry, I feel bad
- je suis désoléeI'm sorry, I feel bad
German es tut mir leid, ich bitte um Verzeihung
- es tut mir leidI'm sorry, I apologize
- ich bitte um VerzeihungI'm sorry, I apologize
- es tut mir leidI'm sorry, I feel bad
Greek συγγνώμη
- συγγνώμη (syngnómi)I'm sorry, I apologize
Hebrew מִצְטַעֵר
- מִצְטַעֵר (mitsta'ér)I'm sorry, I apologize
Hindi मुझे माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे माफ़ करो
- मुझे माफ़ कीजिए (mujhe māf kījie)I'm sorry, I apologize
- मुझे माफ़ करो (mujhe māf karo)I'm sorry, I apologize
Hungarian sajnálom, elnézést kérek
- sajnálomI'm sorry, I apologize
- elnézést kérekI'm sorry, I apologize
- bocsánatot kérekI'm sorry, I apologize
- sajnálomI'm sorry, I feel bad
Icelandic mér þykir fyrir því, það hryggir mig
- mér þykir fyrir þvíI'm sorry, I apologize
- það hryggir migI'm sorry, I feel bad
Indonesian saya minta maaf, maaf
- saya minta maafI'm sorry, I apologize
- maafI'm sorry, I apologize
Irish tá brón orm, ní maith liom é sin a chloisteáil
- tá brón ormI'm sorry, I apologize
- ní maith liom é sin a chloisteáilI'm sorry, I feel bad
Italian mi dispiace, scusi
- mi dispiaceI'm sorry, I apologize
- scusiI'm sorry, I apologize
Japanese 御免なさい, 申し訳ありません
- 御免なさい (gomennasai)I'm sorry, I apologize
- 申し訳ありません (mōshiwake arimasen)I'm sorry, I apologize
- すみません (sumimasen)I'm sorry, I apologize
- すまん (suman)I'm sorry, I apologize
Korean 미안합니다, 죄송합니다
- 미안합니다 (mianhamnida)I'm sorry, I apologize
- 죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida)I'm sorry, I apologize
- 미안해요 (mianhaeyo)I'm sorry, I apologize
- 미안해 (mianhae)I'm sorry, I apologize
Malay maafkan saya, maaf
- maafkan sayaI'm sorry, I apologize
- maafI'm sorry, I apologize
Norwegian Bokmål unnskyld, beklager
- unnskyldI'm sorry, I apologize
- beklagerI'm sorry, I apologize
Polish przepraszam, przykro mi
- przepraszamI'm sorry, I apologize
- przykro miI'm sorry, I feel bad
- żałujęI'm sorry, I feel bad
Portuguese perdão, desculpa
- perdãoI'm sorry, I apologize
- desculpaI'm sorry, I apologize
- desculpe-meI'm sorry, I apologize
- me desculpeI'm sorry, I apologize
- sinto muitoI'm sorry, I feel bad
Romanian scuzați-mă
- scuzați-măI'm sorry, I apologize
Russian извини́те, извини́
- извини́те (izviníte)I'm sorry, I apologize
- извини́ (izviní)I'm sorry, I apologize
- прости́те (prostíte)I'm sorry, I apologize
- прости́ (prostí)I'm sorry, I apologize
- я сожале́ю (ja sožaléju)I'm sorry, I feel bad
Slovak prepáčte
- prepáčteI'm sorry, I apologize
Spanish lo siento, me disculpo
- lo sientoI'm sorry, I apologize
- me disculpoI'm sorry, I apologize
- lo sientoI'm sorry, I feel bad
- me siento malI'm sorry, I feel bad
Swedish förlåt
- förlåtI'm sorry, I apologize
Thai ขอโทษ
- ขอโทษ (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot)I'm sorry, I apologize
Turkish üzgünüm, affedersiniz
- üzgünümI'm sorry, I apologize
- affedersinizI'm sorry, I apologize
- özür dilerimI'm sorry, I apologize
Ukrainian перепро́шую, ви́бачте
- перепро́шую (perepróšuju)I'm sorry, I apologize
- ви́бачте (výbačte)I'm sorry, I apologize
Urdu مُعاف کِیجِئے, مَعْذَرَت
- مُعاف کِیجِئے (mu'āf kījie)I'm sorry, I apologize
- مَعْذَرَت (ma'zarat)I'm sorry, I apologize
Vietnamese xin lỗi
- xin lỗiI'm sorry, I apologize
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