Amharic አማርኛ am
ይቅር በለኝ (Yikir bileñ)
Yee-keer bee-lehñ
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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How to say
Please 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 (Sāmiḥnī)
Sah-mee-hnee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমাকে ক্ষমা করুন (Amake khoma korun)
Ah-mah-kay kho-mah ko-run
Use 'Amake khoma korun' in formal situations and 'Amake khoma koro' with friends and family.
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Catalan català ca
Perdona'm
Pair-do-nahm
Use 'Perdoni'm' in formal situations and 'Perdona'm' with friends and family.
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Czech čeština cs
Promiňte mi
Pro-meen-teh mee
Use 'Promiňte mi' in formal situations and 'Promiň mi' with friends and family.
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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 this phrase when you want to apologize for something you've done or said.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Συγγνώμη (Sygnómi)
See-gno-mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Spanish Español es
Perdóname
Pair-DO-nah-may
Use this phrase when you want to apologize for something you've done or said, or for a minor inconvenience.
Estonian eesti et
Vabandage mind
Vah-ban-dah-ge mind
Use 'Vabandage mind' in formal situations and 'Vabanda mind' with friends and family.
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Basque Basque eu
Barkatu
Bar-kah-too
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Persian فارسی fa
من را ببخش (Man ra bebakhsh)
Man rah beh-bakhsh
Use 'Man ra bebakhshid' in formal situations and 'Man ra bebakhsh' with friends and family.
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Finnish suomi fi
Anna anteeksi
An-nah an-tehk-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, especially in formal situations.
Galician Galician gl
Perdóame
Pair-do-ah-may
Use 'Perdóeme' in formal situations and 'Perdóame' with friends and family.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને માફ કરજો (Mane maaf karjo)
Ma-nay maaf kar-jo
Use 'Mane maaf karjo' in formal situations and 'Mane maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Yi gafarta mini
Yee gah-far-tah mee-nee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Hebrew עברית he
סלח לי (S'lach li)
S'lahkh lee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे माफ़ करना (Mujhe maaf karna)
Muj-hay maaf kar-na
Use 'Mujhe maaf keejiye' in formal situations and 'Mujhe maaf karna' with friends and family.
Hungarian magyar hu
Bocsáss meg
Bo-chash meg
Use 'Bocsásson meg' in formal situations and 'Bocsáss meg' with friends and family.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Maafkan saya
Mah-ahf-kan sah-yah
Use 'Maafkan saya' in formal situations and 'Maafkan aku' with friends and family.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Fyrirgefðu mér
Fir-eer-geh-fu mehr
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 for something you've done or said.
Japanese 日本語 ja
許してください (Yurushite kudasai)
Yoo-roo-shee-teh koo-dah-sigh
Use 'Yurushite kudasai' in formal situations and 'Yurushite' with friends and family.
Korean 한국어 ko
용서해 주세요 (Yongseo hae juseyo)
Yong-so hay joo-say-yo
Use 'Yongseo hae juseyo' in formal situations and 'Yongseo hae' with friends and family.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Atleisk man
Aht-laysk mahn
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Atvaino mani
Aht-vai-no mah-nee
Use 'Atvainojiet mani' in formal situations and 'Atvaino mani' with friends and family.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मला माफ करा (Mala maaf kara)
Ma-la maaf ka-rah
Use 'Mala maaf kara' in formal situations and 'Mala maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Malay Melayu ms
Maafkan saya
Mah-ahf-kan sah-yah
Use 'Maafkan saya' in formal situations and 'Maafkan aku' with friends and family.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Vergeef me
Ver-chayf may
Use this phrase to apologize for something you've done or said.
Norwegian norsk no
Unnskyld meg
Oon-shool meh
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (Mainu maaf karna)
Mai-noo maaf kar-na
Use 'Mainu maaf karna' in formal situations and 'Mainu maaf kar' with friends and family.
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Polish polski pl
Przepraszam
Psheh-prah-sham
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
Portuguese Português pt
Perdoe-me
Pair-doe-may
Use this phrase to apologize for something you've done or said.
Romanian română ro
Iartă-mă
Yar-tah-mah
Use 'Iertați-mă' in formal situations and 'Iartă-mă' with friends and family.
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Russian русский ru
Прости меня (Prosti menya)
Pra-stee mee-nya
Use 'Prosti menya' with someone you know well, and 'Prostite menya' in more formal situations.
Swedish svenska sv
Förlåt mig
Fur-loat may
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Samahani
Sah-mah-hah-nee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
என்னை மன்னித்து விடுங்கள் (Ennai mannikka vidungal)
En-nai man-nee-ka vi-doon-gal
Use 'Ennai mannikka vidungal' in formal situations and 'Ennai mannikka vidu' with friends and family.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నన్ను క్షమించండి (Nannu kshaminchandi)
Nan-noo kshah-min-chan-dee
Use 'Nannu kshaminchandi' in formal situations and 'Nannu kshaminchu' with friends and family.
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Thai ไทย th
ขอโทษครับ/ค่ะ (Khɔ̌ɔ thôot khráp/khá)
Kɔ̌-toht krap/ka
Use 'Khɔ̌ɔ thôot khráp/khá' to apologize, with 'khráp' for males and 'khá' for females.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Patawarin mo ako
Pa-ta-wah-rin mo ah-ko
Use 'Patawarin mo ako' to apologize, and 'Patawad' for a quick apology.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Beni affet
Beh-nee af-fet
Use 'Beni affedin' in formal situations and 'Beni affet' with friends and family.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Вибачте мене (Vybachte mene)
Vee-bahch-teh meh-neh
Use 'Vybachte mene' in formal situations and 'Vybach mene' with friends and family.
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Urdu اردو ur
مجھے معاف کیجیے (Mujhe maaf keejiye)
Muj-hay maaf kee-jee-yay
Use 'Mujhe maaf keejiye' in formal situations and 'Mujhe maaf karo' with friends and family.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Xin tha thứ cho tôi
Sin tah thuh cho toy
Use 'Xin tha thứ cho tôi' in formal situations and 'Xin lỗi' in casual conversations.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ṣàdúrà fún mi
Shah-doo-rah foon mee
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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Chinese 中文 zh
请原谅我 (Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ)
Ching ywen-lyahng wo
Use 'Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ' in formal situations and 'Yuánliàng wǒ' with friends and family.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
請原諒我 (cing2 jyun4 loeng6 ngo5)
Ching2 yuen4 leung6 ngo5
Use 'cing2 jyun4 loeng6 ngo5' in formal situations and 'jyun4 loeng6 ngo5' with friends and family.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ngiyaxolisa
Ngee-yah-kho-lee-sah
Use this phrase to apologize or to ask for forgiveness.
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