Amharic አማርኛ am
ይቅር በለኝ
Yi-kir bi-legn
Use 'Yikir bilegn' with friends and family, and 'Yikir belegn' in more formal situations.
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How to say
Forgive me
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
سامحني
Saa-mee-hee-nee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমাকে ক্ষমা করুন
Ah-mah-kay kho-mah ko-run
Use 'Amake khoma korun' in formal settings, and 'Amake khoma kor' with friends and family.
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Catalan català ca
Perdona'm
Pair-do-nam
Use 'Perdona'm' with friends and family, and 'Perdoni'm' in more formal situations.
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Czech čeština cs
Omluvte mě
Oh-moov-te myeh
Use 'Omluv mě' with friends and family, and 'Omluvte mě' in more formal situations.
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Danish dansk da
Undskyld mig
Oon-shool mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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German Deutsch de
Verzeih mir
Fair-tsigh meer
Use 'Verzeih mir' with friends and family, and 'Verzeihen Sie mir' in more formal situations.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Συγγνώμη
See-ngno-mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Spanish Español es
Perdóname
Pair-DOH-nah-may
Use this phrase when you want to apologize for something you've done or are about to do.
Estonian eesti et
Vabandage mind
Va-ban-da-ge mind
Use 'Vabanda mind' with friends and family, and 'Vabandage mind' in more formal situations.
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Basque Basque eu
Barkatu
Bar-ka-tu
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Persian فارسی fa
ببخشید
Be-bakh-sheed
Use 'Bebakhshid' in most situations, and 'Bebakhsh' with close friends.
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Finnish suomi fi
Anna anteeksi
An-na an-teek-see
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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French Français fr
Pardonnez-moi
Par-don-nay-mwah
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness, both formally and informally.
Galician Galician gl
Perdóame
Pair-do-ah-may
Use 'Perdóame' with friends and family, and 'Perdóeme' in more formal situations.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને માફ કરજો
Ma-nay maaf kar-jo
Use 'Mane maaf karjo' in formal settings, and 'Mane maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Yi gafarta
Yee ga-far-ta
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Hebrew עברית he
סלח לי
S'lah lee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे माफ़ कर दो
Moo-jay maaf kar do
Use 'Mujhe maaf kar do' with friends and family, and 'Mujhe maaf kar deejiye' in more formal situations.
Hungarian magyar hu
Bocsáss meg
Bo-chash meg
Use 'Bocsáss meg' with friends and family, and 'Bocsásson meg' in more formal situations.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Maafkan saya
Ma-af-kan sa-ya
Use 'Maafkan saya' in formal settings, and 'Maafkan aku' with friends and family.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Fyrirgefðu mér
Fi-rir-geh-thoo mer
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Italian Italiano it
Perdonami
Pair-do-nah-mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Japanese 日本語 ja
許してください
Yoo-roo-shi-te koo-dah-sai
Use 'Yurushite kudasai' in formal settings, and 'Yurushite' with friends and family.
Korean 한국어 ko
용서해 주세요
Yong-so hae joo-se-yo
Use 'Yongseo hae juseyo' in formal settings, and 'Yongseo hae' with friends and family.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Atleisk man
At-leysk man
Use 'Atleisk man' with friends and family, and 'Atleiskite man' in more formal situations.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Atvaino mani
At-vai-no ma-ni
Use 'Atvaino mani' with friends and family, and 'Atvainojiet mani' in more formal situations.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मला माफ करा
Ma-la maaf ka-ra
Use 'Mala maaf kara' in formal settings, and 'Mala maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Malay Melayu ms
Maafkan saya
Ma-af-kan sa-ya
Use 'Maafkan saya' in formal settings, and 'Maafkan aku' with friends and family.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Vergeef me
Fair-chayf meh
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Norwegian norsk no
Unnskyld meg
Oon-shool may
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
Mai-nu maaf kar-na
Use 'Mainu maaf karna' in formal settings, and 'Mainu maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Polish polski pl
Przepraszam
Psheh-pra-sham
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Portuguese Português pt
Perdoe-me
Pair-doe-may
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Romanian română ro
Iartă-mă
Yar-tah-muh
Use 'Iartă-mă' with friends and family, and 'Iertați-mă' in more formal situations.
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Russian русский ru
Прости меня
Pra-stee me-nya
Use 'Прости меня' with friends and family, and 'Простите меня' in more formal situations.
Swedish svenska sv
Förlåt mig
Fur-loht mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Samahani
Sa-ma-ha-nee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
என்னை மன்னித்து விடுங்கள்
En-nai man-ni-ku vi-dun-gal
Use 'Ennai mannikku vidungal' in formal settings, and 'Ennai manni' with friends and family.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నన్ను క్షమించండి
Nan-nu ksha-min-chan-di
Use 'Nannu kshaminchandi' in formal settings, and 'Nannu kshaminchu' with friends and family.
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Thai ไทย th
ขอโทษ
Kaw toht
Use 'Khɔ̌ɔ thôot' in general situations, adding 'kráp' (male) or 'kâ' (female) for politeness.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Patawarin mo ako
Pa-ta-wa-rin mo a-ko
Use 'Patawarin mo ako' with friends and family, and 'Patawarin niyo po ako' in more formal situations, adding 'po' for respect.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Beni affet
Be-nee af-fet
Use 'Beni affet' with friends and family, and 'Beni affedin' in more formal situations.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Вибачте мене
Vee-bach-te me-ne
Use 'Вибач мене' with friends and family, and 'Вибачте мене' in more formal situations.
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Urdu اردو ur
مجھے معاف کیجیے
Moo-jay maaf kee-jee-ay
Use 'Mujhe maaf kijiye' in formal settings, and 'Mujhe maaf karo' with friends and family.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Xin lỗi
Sin loy
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ṣàdáríji mí
Sha-da-ree-jee mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Chinese 中文 zh
请原谅我
Ching ywen-lyang wo
Use 'Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ' in formal settings, and 'Yuánliàng wǒ' with friends and family.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
請原諒我
Ching jyun loeng ngo
Use 'Ching4 jyun4 loeng6 ngo5' in formal settings, and 'Jyun4 loeng6 ngo5' with friends and family.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ngixolele
Ngee-kso-leh-leh
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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