Phrase
excuse me
- (US) Said as a request to repeat information.
- Said as a request for an individual's attention.
- Said as a request to pass.
- Sorry, as an apology.
- Said as a request for an apology.
Translations
request to repeat
- American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
- Arabic: عفوًا! (ar) (`áfwan!), ماذا قلت؟ (ar) (maadha qúlta? (to a male) / maadha qúlti? (to a female)), مرة ثانية، من فضلك؟ (ar) (márra thaaniya, min faDlak/faDlik?), عذراً! (ar) (3údhran)
- Azeri: üzr istəyirəm (az)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 請再説一遍 (cmn), 请再说一遍 (cmn) (qǐng zài shuō yíbiàn), (less formal) 再説一遍 (cmn), 再说一遍 (cmn) (zài shuō yíbiàn), (plain) 什麼？ (cmn), 什么？ (cmn) (shénme), 哦？ (cmn) (é?)
- Czech: promiňte (cs)
- Dutch: pardon (nl), wablief (nl), excuseer (nl)
- Faroese: ha (fo)?
- Finnish: anteeksi (fi)?, anteeksi kuinka (fi)?, anteeksi mitä (fi)?
- French: pardon (fr), plaît-il (fr), comment (fr), quoi (fr), (familiar) hein (fr)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: Entschuldigung? (de), wie bitte? (de) (less formal)
- Greek: συγγνώμη; (el) (syngnómi?)
- Icelandic: afsakið (is)?, afsakaðu (is)?, fyrirgefðu (is)?
- Irish: gabh mo leithscéal (ga), gabhaigí mo leithscéal (ga) pl
- Italian: scusi (it)? (formal), come (it)? (informal)
- Japanese: もう いちど いって ください (ja) (mō ichido itte kudasai), え、何ですか？ (ja) (e, nan desu ka?), (familiar) もう一回 (ja) (もういっかい, mō ikkai), もう一度 (ja) (もう いちど, mō ichido), (plain) 何？ (ja) (なに？, nani?), え？ (ja) (e?)
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- Korean: 뭐라고요 (ko) (mweoragoyo)?
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: ببووره (ku) (bibure)
- Macedonian: молам (mk)? (mólam?)
- Maltese: skużi (mt)? (formal), x'għidt (mt)? (informal), x'inhu (mt)? (informal)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: hva (no)?, unnskyld (no)?, hæ (no)? (informal, common among young people)
- Nynorsk: unnskyld (nn)?
- Ojibwe: gaawiin gigii-noondoosiinoon
- Persian: ببخشید (fa) (bebakhšid), معذرت میخواهم (fa) (ma'zerat mi-xâham)
- Polish: proszę (pl)?
- Portuguese: como (pt)?
- Romanian: poftim? (ro), Pardon? (ro)
- Russian: что вы сказали? (ru) (što vy skazáli?) , прошу прощения (ru) (prošú proščénija) , (plain) что? (ru) (što?)
- Scottish Gaelic: (informal) b' àill leat? (gd), (formal or plural) b' àill leibh? (gd)
- Spanish: ¿perdóname (es)? (formal), ¿cómo (es)? (informal)
- Swahili: samahani rudia (sw)
- Swedish: ursäkta (sv)?, ursäkta mig (sv)?, va (sv)? (very informal, may be considered somewhat rude)
- Tamil: மன்னி (ta)
- Turkish: efendim? (tr), affedersiniz (tr)
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request for attention
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- Icelandic: afsakið (is)?, fyrirgefðu (is)?, afsakaðu (is)?, heyrðu (is)
- Irish: gabh mo leithscéal (ga), gabhaigí mo leithscéal (ga) pl
- Italian: (formal) scusi (it), (informal) scusa (it)
- Japanese: すみません (ja) (sumimasen), 失礼します (ja) (しつれいします, shitsurei shimasu)
- Korean: 여보세요 (ko) (yeoboseyo), 저기요 (jeogiyo)
- Macedonian: извинете (mk) (izvínete), простете (mk) (próstete)
- Maltese: skużi waħda (mt)
- Norwegian: unnskyld (no)
- Persian: ببخشید (fa) (bebaxšid), معذرت میخواهم (fa) (ma'zerat mi-xâham)
- Polish: przepraszam (pl)
- Russian: простите (ru) (prostíte) , извините (ru) (izviníte)
- Scottish Gaelic: gabh mo leisgeul (gd)
- Spanish: perdón (es)
- Swedish: ursäkta mig (sv)
- Tamil: மன்னிக்கணும் (ta) (mannikkavum)
- Turkish: aferdersin (tr) (informal), aferdersiniz (tr) (formal)
- Vietnamese: xin lỗi (vi), xin lỗi cho hỏi (vi)
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request to pass
- American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
- Armenian: ներողություն (hy) (neroghutyun)
- Azeri: bağışlayın (az)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 借過, simpl. 借过 (jièguò)
- Czech: s dovolením (cs)
- Danish: undskyld mig (da)
- Dutch: pardon (nl), excuseer (nl), excuseert u mij (nl)
- Faroese: orsaka (fo)
- Finnish: anteeksi (fi), anteeksi, saanko ohittaa (fi)
- French: pardon (fr), excusez-moi (fr), (informal) excuse-moi (fr)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: Entschuldigung (de), darf ich bitte durch? (de) (lit., "may I pass please")
- Greek: συγγνώμη (el) (syngnómi)
- Hindi: क्षमा कीजिए (hi) (kṣamā kīji'ē)
- Icelandic: afsakið (is)?, fyrirgefðu (is)?
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sorry, as apology
- American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
- Arabic: أعذرني (ar) ('u`dhurni), آسف! (ar) ('aasif!), آسفة! (ar) ('aasifa!) f
- Armenian: ներողություն (hy) (neroghutyun)
- Azeri: üzr istəyirəm (az)
- Bengali: দুঃখিত (bn) (duḥkhito), মাফ করবেন (bn) (māf korbēn)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 對不起 (cmn), 对不起 (cmn) (duìbùqǐ), 抱歉！ (cmn) (bàoqiàn!)
- Czech: promiňte (cs)
- Danish: undskyld (da)
- Dutch: pardon (nl), excuseer (nl), excuseert u mij (nl)
- Esperanto: senkulpigu min (eo)
- Faroese: orsaka (fo)
- Finnish: anteeksi (fi), suokaa anteeksi (fi)
- French: pardon (fr), excusez-moi (fr), mes excuses (fr), je m'excuse (fr)
- Georgian: ბოდიში (ka) (bodiši)
- German: Entschuldigung (de), entschuldigen Sie (de) (more formal), es tut mir leid (de) (implies speaker is to blame)
- Greek: συγγνώμη (el) (syngnómi)
- Hawaiian: e kala mai
- Hindi: माफ़ कीजिए (hi) (māf kīji'ē)
- Icelandic: fyrirgefðu (is), fyrirgefðu mér (is), afsakið (is), afsakaðu mig (is) sg, afsakið mig (is) pl
- Irish: gabh mo leithscéal (ga), gabhaigí mo leithscéal (ga) pl
- Italian: scusi (it) (formal), scusa (it) (informal)
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- Japanese: (very formal) 申しわけございません (ja) (mōshiwake gozaimasen), (formal) すみません (ja) (sumimasen), 御免なさい (ja) (gomen-nasai), (informal) ごめん (ja) (gomen), 失礼しました (ja) (しつれいしました, shitsurei shimashita)
- Korean: 죄송합니다 (ko) (joesong-hamnida), 실례합니다 (ko) (sillye-hamnida)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: ببووره (ku) (bibure), داوای لێبوردن دهکهم (ku) (dawai léburdin dekem)
- Latin: excusas (la), excusatis (la) pl
- Macedonian: извинете (mk) (izvínete), се извинувам (mk) (se izvínuvam), извини (mk) (ízvini) (familiar, informal)
- Maltese: skużani (mt)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: unnskyld (no), beklager (no)
- Nynorsk: unnskyld (nn), beklagar (nn)
- Persian: ببخشید (fa) (bebaxšid), معذرت میخواهم (fa) (ma'zerat mi-xâham)
- Polish: przepraszam (pl)
- Russian: простите меня (ru) (prostíte menjá) , извините (ru) (izviníte)
- Scottish Gaelic: gabh mo leisgeul (gd)
- Slovak: prepáčte (sk)
- Spanish: perdona (es)
- Swedish: ursäkta (sv), ursäkta mig (sv), förlåt (sv)
- Thai: ขอโทษ (th) (kŏr-tôht)
- Turkish: pardon (tr), özur dilerim (tr), afedersin (tr) (informal), afedersiniz (tr) (formal)
- Urdu: معاف کیجیئے (ur) (māf kīji'ē)
- Vietnamese: xin lỗi (vi)
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request for an apology
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- Japanese: (formal) 御免なさい (ja) (gomen nasai)
- Macedonian: извинете ме (mk) (izvnéte me), простете ми (mk) (prostéte mi)
- Norwegian: unnskyld meg (no)
- Polish: proszę o wybaczenie (pl)
- Portuguese: me desculpa (pt)
- Swedish: ursäkta mig (sv)!
- Turkish: afedersin! (tr) (informal), afedersiniz! (tr) (formal), özür dilerim! (tr)
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Noun
excuse me (plural excuse mes)
- An old fashioned type of dance where partners constantly changed.
See also