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I am sorry

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Amharic አማርኛ am
ይቅርታ (yikirta)
Yi-kir-ta

Use 'yikirta' to express regret or apologize.

Arabic العربية ar
أنا آسف (ʼanā ʼāsif) / أنا آسفة (ʼanā ʼāsifah)
Ah-na ah-sif (masculine) / Ah-na ah-see-fah (feminine)

Use 'ʼanā ʼāsif' (masculine) or 'ʼanā ʼāsifah' (feminine) to express regret or apologize.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি দুঃখিত (ami dukkhito)
Ah-mee dook-hee-to

Use 'Ami dukkhito' to express regret or apologize.

Catalan català ca
Ho sento
O sen-to

Use 'Ho sento' to express regret or apologize.

Czech čeština cs
Je mi líto
Yeh mee lee-toh

Use 'Je mi líto' to express regret or sympathy.

Danish dansk da
Jeg er ked af det
Yay air kehd ah deh

Use 'Jeg er ked af det' to express regret or apologize.

German Deutsch de
Es tut mir leid
Es toot meer light

Use 'Es tut mir leid' for apologies, from minor to serious offenses.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Λυπάμαι
Lee-PAH-meh

Use 'Λυπάμαι' to express regret or apologize.

Spanish Español es
Lo siento
Lo see-EN-to

Use 'Lo siento' in most situations, from minor inconveniences to expressing remorse.

Estonian eesti et
Vabandust
Va-ban-dust

Use 'Vabandust' to express regret or apologize.

Basque Basque eu
Sentitzen dut
Sen-ti-tzen dut

Use 'Sentitzen dut' to express regret or apologize.

Persian فارسی fa
متاسفم (mota'asefam)
Mo-ta-a-se-fam

Use 'motā'asefam' to express regret or apologize.

Finnish suomi fi
Olen pahoillani
O-len pa-hoil-la-ni

Use 'Olen pahoillani' to express regret or apologize.

French Français fr
Je suis désolé(e)
Juh swee day-zo-lay (masculine) / day-zo-lay (feminine)

Use 'Je suis désolé(e)' to express regret or apologize, adjusting the ending based on your gender.

Galician Galician gl
Síntoo
Seen-to

Use 'Síntoo' to express regret or apologize.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
માફ કરજો (maaf karjo)
Maaf kar-jo

Use 'Maaf karjo' to express regret or apologize.

Hausa Hausa ha
Yi hakuri
Yee ha-koo-ree

Use 'Yi hakuri' to express regret or apologize.

Hebrew עברית he
אני מצטער (ani mitsta'er) / אני מצטערת (ani mitsta'eret)
Ah-nee meet-stah-ehr (masculine) / Ah-nee meet-stah-eh-ret (feminine)

Use 'ani mitsta'er' (masculine) or 'ani mitsta'eret' (feminine) to express regret or apologize.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे माफ़ करना (mujhe maaf karna) / मैं माफ़ी चाहता हूँ (main maafi chahta hoon) (masculine) / मैं माफ़ी चाहती हूँ (main maafi chahti hoon) (feminine)
Muj-hay maaf kar-na / Main maa-fee cha-hta hoon / Main maa-fee cha-hti hoon

Use 'mujhe maaf karna' or 'main maafi chahta/chahti hoon' to express regret or apologize.

Hungarian magyar hu
Sajnálom
Shoy-nah-lom

Use 'Sajnálom' to express regret or apologize.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya minta maaf
Sa-yah min-ta mah-af

Use 'Saya minta maaf' to express regret or apologize.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er leitt/leitt
Yay er layt/layt

Use 'Ég er leitt' (masculine) or 'Ég er leitt' (feminine) to express regret or apologize.

Italian Italiano it
Mi dispiace
Mee dis-PYAH-chay

Use 'Mi dispiace' for apologies or to express regret.

Japanese 日本語 ja
すみません (sumimasen)
Sue-me-mah-sen

Use 'Sumimasen' for apologies, thank you, or to get someone's attention.

Korean 한국어 ko
죄송합니다 (jwesonghamnida)
Jweh-song-ham-ni-da

Use 'Jwesonghamnida' for formal apologies, and 'Mianhaeyo' for casual situations.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Atsiprašau
At-si-pra-shau

Use 'Atsiprašau' to express regret or apologize.

Latvian latviešu lv
Atvainojiet
At-vai-noy-yet

Use 'Atvainojiet' to express regret or apologize.

Marathi मराठी mr
मला माफ करा (mala maaf kara)
Ma-la maaf ka-ra

Use 'Mala maaf kara' to express regret or apologize.

Malay Melayu ms
Saya minta maaf
Sa-yah min-ta mah-af

Use 'Saya minta maaf' to express regret or apologize.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Het spijt me
Het spayt meh

Use 'Het spijt me' to express regret or apologize.

Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er lei meg
Yay air lay may

Use 'Jeg er lei meg' to express regret or apologize.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (mainu maaf karna)
Mai-nu maaf kar-na

Use 'Mainu maaf karna' to express regret or apologize.

Polish polski pl
Przykro mi
Pshih-kro mee

Use 'Przykro mi' to express regret or sympathy, and 'Przepraszam' for a more formal apology.

Portuguese Português pt
Sinto muito
Seen-too moo-ee-too

Use 'Sinto muito' for sincere apologies, and 'Desculpa' for more casual situations.

Romanian română ro
Îmi pare rău
Um pah-reh ruh-oo

Use 'Îmi pare rău' to express regret or apologize.

Russian русский ru
Мне жаль
Mnyeh zhahl'

Use 'Мне жаль' to express regret or sympathy.

Swedish svenska sv
Jag är ledsen
Yah air led-sen

Use 'Jag är ledsen' to express regret or apologize.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Samahani
Sa-ma-ha-nee

Use 'Samahani' to express regret or apologize.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
மன்னிக்கவும் (mannikkavum)
Man-nee-ka-vum

Use 'Mannikkavum' to express regret or apologize.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నన్ను క్షమించండి (nannu kshaminchandi)
Nun-nu ksha-min-chan-di

Use 'Nannu kshaminchandi' to express regret or apologize.

Thai ไทย th
ขอโทษครับ/ค่ะ (khɔ̌ɔ thôot khráp/khá)
Kɔ̌ tawt krap (masculine) / Kɔ̌ tawt ka (feminine)

Use 'khɔ̌ɔ thôot' followed by 'khráp' (masculine) or 'khá' (feminine) to express regret or apologize.

Filipino Filipino tl
Paumanhin po
Pa-o-man-hin po

Use 'Paumanhin po' to express regret or apologize, adding 'po' for politeness.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Üzgünüm
Uuz-gyu-num

Use 'Üzgünüm' to express regret or apologize.

Ukrainian українська uk
Мені шкода
Meh-nee SHKO-dah

Use 'Мені шкода' to express regret or sympathy, and 'Вибачте' for a more formal apology.

Urdu اردو ur
میں معاف کرتا ہوں (main maaf karta hoon) / میں معاف کرتی ہوں (main maaf karti hoon)
Main maaf kar-ta hoon (masculine) / Main maaf kar-tee hoon (feminine)

Use 'main maaf karta/karti hoon' to express regret or apologize.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi xin lỗi
Toy seen loy

Use 'Tôi xin lỗi' to express regret or apologize.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ̀gbà mi
Eh-gba mee

Use 'Ẹ̀gbà mi' to express regret or apologize.

Chinese 中文 zh
对不起 (duì bu qǐ)
Dway boo chee

Use 'duì bu qǐ' to express regret or apologize.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
對唔住 (deoi3 m4 zyu6)
Doy m4 jyu

Use 'deoi3 m4 zyu6' to express regret or apologize.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ngiyaxolisa
Ngee-yah-xo-lee-sah

Use 'Ngiyaxolisa' to express regret or apologize.

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