Excuse me in different languages
How to say “Excuse me” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Excuse me” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Excuse me” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | disculpe | dis-kool-peh | Use 'disculpe' when you need to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇫🇷 French | Excusez-moi | ehk-skew-zay mwah | Use 'Excusez-moi' when you need to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | すみません | soo-mee-mah-sen | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Scusi | skoo-zee | Use 'Scusi' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇩🇪 German | Entschuldigung | ent-shool-dee-goong | You can use 'Entschuldigung' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 죄송합니다 | jwe-song-hamnida | Use this phrase when you want to politely get someone's attention or apologize for an inconvenience |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 对不起 | dway boo-chee | Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or inconvenience |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Извините | eez-vee-nee-teh | Use 'Извините' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Desculpe | des-kool-peh | Use 'desculpe' when you want to apologize for something or when you need to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | عفواً | ah-fwan | You can use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | माफ कीजिए | maaf kee-jee-ye | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇬🇧 English | Excuse me | ik-skyoos mee | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Neem me niet kwalijk | naym muh neet kwah-lik | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Ursäkta mig | oor-sehk-tah mee | You can use 'Ursäkta mig' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for help |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Undskyld | oon-skool | Use 'undskyld' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Przepraszam | psheh-prah-sahm | Use 'Przepraszam' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Affedersiniz | ah-feh-dehr-see-neez | Use 'Affedersiniz' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Permisi | per-mee-see | Use 'Permisi' when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Xin lỗi | sin loy | Use 'Xin lỗi' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Вибачте | vee-bach-teh | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | ขอโทษครับ/ค่ะ | kaw-toht krap/kah | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention or when you want to apologize |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Συγγνώμη | see-ghno-mee | Use 'Συγγνώμη' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Patawad | pah-tah-wahd | Use 'Patawad' when you want to apologize or get someone's attention politely |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | סליחה | slee-chah | Use 'סליחה' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Unnskyld | oon-shild | You can use 'Unnskyld' when you want to get someone's attention or when you accidentally bump into someone |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Scuzați-mă | skoo-zah-tsee-mah | You can use 'Scuzați-mă' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | promiňte | pro-min-teh | Use 'promiňte' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Elnézést | el-neh-zest | You can use 'Elnézést' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Anteeksi | ahn-tehk-see | Use 'anteeksi' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | معاف کیجیے | ma-af kee-jee-ay | You can use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Izvinite | eez-vee-nee-teh | Use 'Izvinite' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Oprostite | oh-pros-tee-teh | Use 'Oprostite' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Извинете | ee-zvee-neh-teh | Use 'Извинете' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Prepáčte | preh-pah-ch-teh | Use 'Prepáčte' when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | மன்னிக்கவும் | ma-nni-kka-vum | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | క్షమించండి | kshaminchandi | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | মাফ করবেন | mahf korben | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention or when you want to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Maaf | mah-ahf | You can use 'Maaf' when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | ببخشید | beh-bakh-sheed | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | माफ गर्नुहोस् | mahf gurnuhos | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention or when you want to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Më falni | meh fahl-nee | Use 'Më falni' when you want to get someone's attention politely or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | ക്ഷമിക്കണം | kshamikkana | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ | kshamisi | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | क्षमस्व | ksham-sva | Use 'क्षमस्व' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | માફ કરશો | mahf kar-sho | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Samahani | sah-mah-hah-nee | Use 'Samahani' when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Verskoon my | fur-skohn my | Use this phrase when you need to interrupt someone or when you want to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Gabh mo leithscéal | gaw mo leh-shkal | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention or when you want to apologize for interrupting |
| 🏴 Welsh | Esgusodwch fi | es-gis-od-ooch fee | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention politely |
| 🏛️ Latin | Ignosce mihi | ig-noh-skeh mee-hee | Use 'Ignosce mihi' when you want to politely get someone's attention or when you need to interrupt |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | E kala mai | eh kah-lah my | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Aroha mai | ah-roh-hah my | Use 'Aroha mai' when you want to politely get someone's attention or apologize for interrupting |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Uxolo | oo-ksoh-loh | Use 'Uxolo' when you want to politely get someone's attention or when you need to apologize for a minor inconvenience |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́ | eh joh-oh | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Yi hakuri | yee hah-koo-ree | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | Iga raali ahow | ee-gah rah-lee ah-hoo | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Fyrirgefðu | fir-yer-gev-thoo | You can use 'Fyrirgefðu' when you want to get someone's attention or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Perdona | pehr-doh-nah | Use 'Perdona' when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | ခွင့်လွှတ်ပါ | khwin-lhut-pah | Use this phrase when you need to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | សូមទោស | soom toe | Use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | කණගාටුයි | kah-nah-gah-too-ee | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ອະໄພ | ah-pai | Use this phrase when you need to interrupt someone politely |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | እቅፍ አድርግ | ih-kif ah-dir-g | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | ბოდიშით | bo-dee-sheet | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or get their attention |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Ներեցեք | neh-reh-tsek | You can use this phrase when you want to get someone's attention politely |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | بښنه غواړم | bakh-sha-na ghuar-um | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or when you need to apologize for a minor mistake |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | معاف ڪجو | mee-af ku-jo | Use this phrase when you want to politely interrupt someone or ask for their attention |
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How do you say “Excuse me” in different languages?
Spanish: disculpe · French: Excusez-moi · Japanese: すみません · Italian: Scusi · German: Entschuldigung · Korean: 죄송합니다.
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