How to say

I'm sorry

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

ይቅርታ (Yikerta)

Yi-ker-ta

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا آسف (ʾanā ʾāsif) (masculine) / أنا آسفة (ʾanā ʾāsifah) (feminine)

Ah-NAH AH-seef (masculine) / Ah-NAH AH-see-fah (feminine)

Use 'ʾāsif' for a male speaker and 'ʾāsifah' for a female speaker to express regret or apologize.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি দুঃখিত (Ami dukkhito)

Ah-mee dook-khee-to

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize.

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Catalan català ca

Ho sento

Oh sen-to

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Czech čeština cs

Je mi líto

Yeh mee lee-toh

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er ked af det

Yay air kay ah deh

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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German Deutsch de

Es tut mir leid

Es toot meer light

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret; it's a versatile expression.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Λυπάμαι (Lypámai)

Lee-PAH-meh

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize; 'Συγγνώμη' is also used for 'excuse me'.

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Spanish Español es

Lo siento

Lo see-EN-to

Use this phrase for expressing regret, apologizing, or showing sympathy.

Estonian eesti et

Vabandust

Va-ban-dust

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Basque Basque eu

Barkatu

Bar-ka-tu

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Persian فارسی fa

متاسفم (mota'asefam)

Mo-ta-a-sef-am

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize.

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Finnish suomi fi

Olen pahoillani

O-len pa-hoil-la-ni

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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French Français fr

Je suis désolé(e)

Juh swee day-zo-lay (masculine) / Juh swee day-zo-lay (feminine)

Use 'désolé(e)' to apologize, express regret, or show sympathy; the ending changes based on the speaker's gender.

Galician Galician gl

Síntoo

Seen-to

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

માફ કરજો (Maaf karjo)

Maaf kar-JO

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Yi hakuri

Yee ha-koo-ree

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני מצטער (ani mitsta'er) (masculine) / אני מצטערת (ani mitsta'eret) (feminine)

Ah-NEE meet-stah-ehr (masculine) / Ah-NEE meet-stah-eh-ret (feminine)

Use 'mitsta'er' for a male speaker and 'mitsta'eret' for a female speaker to express regret or apologize; 'סליחה' is also used for 'excuse me'.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मुझे माफ़ करना (mujhe maaf karna)

Moo-jhay maaf kar-NAH

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

Hungarian magyar hu

Sajnálom

Shoy-nah-lom

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Maaf

Mahf

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég er leitt

Yay er layt

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Italian Italiano it

Mi dispiace

Mee dis-PYAH-cheh

Use this phrase to apologize, express regret, or show sympathy.

Japanese 日本語 ja

すみません (Sumimasen)

Sue-mee-mah-sen

Use 'Sumimasen' for apologies, expressing gratitude, or getting someone's attention; 'Gomen' is more casual.

Korean 한국어 ko

죄송합니다 (Jwesonghamnida)

Jweh-song-ham-ni-da

Use 'Jwesonghamnida' for formal apologies; 'Mianhae' is more casual.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Atsiprašau

At-si-pra-shau

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Atvainojiet

At-vai-noy-yet

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मला माफ करा (Mala maaf kara)

Ma-la maaf ka-RAH

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Malay Melayu ms

Maaf

Mahf

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Het spijt me

Het spayt meh

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er lei meg

Yay air lay may

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (Mainu maaf karna)

Mai-nu maaf kar-NA

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Polish polski pl

Przykro mi

Pshih-kro mee

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize.

Portuguese Português pt

Sinto muito

Seen-too moo-ee-too

Use 'Sinto muito' for formal apologies and expressing sympathy; 'Desculpa' is more casual.

Romanian română ro

Îmi pare rău

Um pah-reh ruh-oo

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Russian русский ru

Мне жаль (Mne zhal')

Mnyeh zhal'

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize; 'Мне очень жаль' is more formal.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är ledsen

Yah air led-sen

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Samahani

Sa-ma-ha-nee

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

மன்னிக்கவும் (Mannikkavum)

Man-nee-ka-vum

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నన్ను క్షమించండి (Nannu kshaminchandi)

Nun-nu ksha-min-chan-di

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Thai ไทย th

ขอโทษ (Khɔ̌ɔ thôot)

Kaw toht

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Paumanhin

Pa-oo-man-hin

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Üzgünüm

Uuz-gyu-num

Use this phrase to express regret or apologize.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Вибачте (Vybachte)

Vee-BAH-chtyeh

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret; 'Вибач' is more casual.

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Urdu اردو ur

مجھے معاف کیجیے (mujhe maaf kijiye)

Moo-jhay maaf kee-JI-yeh

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi xin lỗi

Toy seen loy

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ẹ̀gbà mi

E-gba mee

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Chinese 中文 zh

对不起 (Duìbùqǐ)

Dway-boo-chee

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

對不起 (Deoi3 bat1 hei2)

Doy bat hei

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngiyaxolisa

Ngee-yah-xo-lee-sah

Use this phrase to apologize or express regret.

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