How to say

I didn't mean to

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.

Amharic አማርኛ am

አልፈለግኩም

Ahl-feh-LEH-gkum

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Arabic العربية ar

لم أقصد

Lahm ahk-SID

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমার এমন কোন উদ্দেশ্য ছিল না

Ah-MAR eh-mon kon ud-desh-sho chi-lo na

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally stepping on someone's foot.

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Catalan català ca

No volia

No voh-lee-ah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Czech čeština cs

Nechtěl jsem(a)

NEKH-tyel sem(a)

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender: -a for female, -sem for male. Use this when you didn't intend to do something.

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Danish dansk da

Det var ikke meningen

Deh var ee-keh men-in-gen

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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German Deutsch de

Ich wollte es nicht

Ikh VOL-te es nikht

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Δεν ήθελα

Then EE-the-la

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Spanish Español es

No quise

No KEES-eh

Use this when you unintentionally did something, like bumping into someone or saying something you regret.

Estonian eesti et

Ma ei tahtnud

Mah ay tah-tund

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Basque Basque eu

Ez nuen nahi

Ez noo-en nah-hee

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Persian فارسی fa

منظورم نبود

Man-ZO-ram nah-bood

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something you regret.

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Finnish suomi fi

En tarkoittanut

En TAR-koyt-ta-nut

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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French Français fr

Je ne voulais pas

Juh nuh voo-lay pah

Use this to express that you didn't intend to do something, similar to English.

Galician Galician gl

Non quería

Nohn keh-ree-ah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મારો એવો મતલબ નહોતો

Maa-RO eh-vo mah-tlahb n'HO-to

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ban yi

Bahn yee

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Hebrew עברית he

לא התכוונתי

Lo heet-kahv-VAN-tee

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मेरा मतलब नहीं था

Meh-RAH mah-tlahb nah-HEE thah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally hurting someone's feelings.

Hungarian magyar hu

Nem akartam

Nem AH-kar-tam

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya tidak bermaksud

Sa-yah tee-dak ber-mak-sood

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég meinti það ekki

Yeh mein-tee that eh-kee

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Italian Italiano it

Non volevo

Nohn voh-LEH-voh

Use this when you didn't mean to do something, like stepping on someone's foot.

Japanese 日本語 ja

わざとじゃありません

Wah-zah-toh jah ah-ri-mah-sen

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

Korean 한국어 ko

고의는 아니었어요

Go-wee-nun ah-nee-eo-ssuh-yo

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš nenorėjau

Ash neh-noh-reh-yow

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Es negribēju

Es neh-gree-beh-yoo

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Marathi मराठी mr

माझा तसा अर्थ नव्हता

Maa-ZHAH ta-SAH arth nav-THA

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya tidak sengaja

Sa-yah tee-dak seh-ngah-jah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik wilde het niet

Ik VIL-duh het neet

Use this when you didn't mean to do something, like accidentally deleting a file.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg mente ikke

Yay men-teh ee-keh

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਮਤਲਬ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ

Meh-RA eh mah-tlahb nah-HEE see

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally hurting someone's feelings.

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Polish polski pl

Nie chciałem(am)

Nyeh htsya-VEM(am)

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender: -am for female, -em for male. Use this when you didn't intend to do something.

Portuguese Português pt

Eu não queria

Eh-oo now ke-REE-ah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like spilling a drink.

Romanian română ro

N-am vrut

Nahm vroot

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally stepping on someone's foot.

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Russian русский ru

Я не хотел(а)

Ya nye kha-TYEL(a)

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender: -a for female, no ending for male. Use this when you didn't intend to do something.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag menade inte

Yah men-ah-deh in-teh

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Sikukusudia

See-koo-koo-soo-dee-ah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் அப்படி நினைக்கவில்லை

Naan ah-PA-di ni-nai-ka-vi-llai

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను అలా అనుకోలేదు

Ne-nu ah-laa ah-nu-ko-le-du

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally saying something rude.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

Chun mai dai dtang jai

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Hindi ko sinasadya

Hin-dee ko see-nah-sad-yah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally stepping on someone's foot.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

İstememiştim

Is-teh-MEH-mish-tim

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я не хотів(ла)

Ya nye kho-TIV(la)

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender: -la for female, -tiv for male. Use this when you didn't intend to do something.

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Urdu اردو ur

میرا یہ مطلب نہیں تھا

Meh-RA yeh mah-tlahb nah-HEE thah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi không cố ý

Toy khom koh ee

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mi ò mọ̀

Mee oh moh

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally bumping into someone.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我不是故意的

Wo buh-shr goo-ee duh

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally stepping on someone's foot.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我唔係有心嘅

Ngoh m haai yau saam ge

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally spilling a drink.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Bengingaqondanga

Ben-ging-ah-kon-DAN-gah

Use this when you didn't intend to do something, like accidentally breaking something.

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