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Forgive me in different languages

How to say “Forgive 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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“Forgive me” in 67 languages at a glance

Language“Forgive me”PronunciationWhen to use
🇪🇸 Spanish Perdóname pehr-doh-nah-meh Use 'perdóname' when you want to apologize for a specific action
🇫🇷 French Pardonne-moi par-dohn-mwah Use 'Pardonne-moi' when you want to apologize for a mistake or a minor offense
🇯🇵 Japanese ごめんなさい goh-men-nah-sigh Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇮🇹 Italian Perdonami pehr-doh-nah-mee Use 'Perdonami' when you want to sincerely ask someone for forgiveness
🇩🇪 German Entschuldige mich ent-shool-dee-guh mikh You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a minor inconvenience
🇰🇷 Korean 죄송합니다 jwe-song-ham-ni-da Use this phrase when you want to apologize sincerely
🇨🇳 Chinese 请原谅我 ching ywan-lyang wah Use this phrase when you want to apologize sincerely
🇷🇺 Russian Прости меня pro-stee men-ya You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇧🇷 Portuguese Desculpe-me des-kool-peh-meh Use 'desculpe-me' when you want to sincerely apologize for a mistake or offense
🇸🇦 Arabic اغفر لي igh-fir lee You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to ask someone for forgiveness
🇮🇳 Hindi मुझे माफ करो moo-jhay maaf karo Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇬🇧 English Forgive me for-giv mee You can use 'forgive me' when you want someone to excuse a mistake you've made
🇳🇱 Dutch Vergeef me ver-gayf meh You can use 'vergeef me' when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇸🇪 Swedish Förlåt mig fur-loht may Use 'Förlåt mig' when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇩🇰 Danish Tilgiv mig til-gee mee You can use 'Tilgiv mig' when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇵🇱 Polish Przepraszam psheh-prah-shahm Use 'Przepraszam' when you want to apologize for a mistake or inconvenience
🇹🇷 Turkish Beni affet beh-nee ah-fet You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to apologize
🇮🇩 Indonesian Maafkan saya mah-ahf-kahn sah-yah Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🇻🇳 Vietnamese Xin lỗi tôi sin loy toy Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Пробач мені proh-bahch meh-nee You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇹🇭 Thai ขอโทษครับ/ค่ะ kor-toht krap/ka Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇬🇷 Greek Συγγνώμη see-ghnoh-mee Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇵🇭 Tagalog Patawad pah-tah-wahd You can use 'Patawad' when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇮🇱 Hebrew סליחה slee-khah You can use 'סליחה' when you bump into someone or make a mistake
🇳🇴 Norwegian Tilgi meg til-gee meh Use 'Tilgi meg' when you want to sincerely ask for forgiveness
🇷🇴 Romanian Iartă-mă ee-ar-tah-mah You can use 'Iartă-mă' when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇨🇿 Czech Omluv mě ohl-moo-v me You can use 'Omluv mě' when you want to apologize for a specific action
🇭🇺 Hungarian Bocsáss meg boh-chahss meg You can use 'Bocsáss meg' when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇫🇮 Finnish Anteeksi ahn-tehk-see You can use 'anteeksi' when you want to apologize for a mistake or inconvenience
🇵🇰 Urdu مجھے معاف کرو mujhe maaf karo Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇷🇸 Serbian Izvini me ee-zvee-nee meh Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇭🇷 Croatian Oprosti mi oh-proh-stee mee Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇧🇬 Bulgarian Извини ме ee-zvee-nee meh You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇸🇰 Slovak Odpusť mi ohd-poosht mee Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇮🇳 Tamil மன்னிக்கவும் mahn-nee-kah-vum You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake or hurt someone
🇮🇳 Telugu క్షమించండి kshaminchandi You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇧🇩 Bengali মাফ করো mahf koh-roh You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to apologize
🇲🇾 Malay Maafkan saya mah-ahf-kahn sah-yah Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🇮🇷 Persian ببخشید beh-bakh-sheed You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or inconvenience
🇳🇵 Nepali माफ गरिदेऊ mahf garid-eu Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇦🇱 Albanian Më fal meh fahl Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇮🇳 Malayalam ക്ഷമിക്കണം kshamikkana You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to apologize
🇮🇳 Kannada ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ kshamisi You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇮🇳 Marathi माझी चूक माफ करा maazhi chook maaf kara You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to apologize
🇮🇳 Gujarati માફ કરશો mahf kar-sho Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🇰🇪 Swahili Nisamehe nee-sah-meh-he Use 'Nisamehe' when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇿🇦 Afrikaans vergifnis my ver-ghif-nis may You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake and want to apologize
🇮🇪 Irish Gabh mo leithscéal gahv muh leh-hsh-kayl Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🏴 Welsh Mae'n ddrwg gennyf mayn droog gen-uhv You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🏛️ Latin Ignosce mihi ig-noh-skeh mee-hee Use 'Ignosce mihi' when you want to ask for forgiveness in a direct manner
🌺 Hawaiian E kala mai eh kah-lah my Use this phrase when you want to apologize or ask for forgiveness
🇳🇿 Maori Tēnā koa, whakamāramatia teh-nah koh-ah, fuh-kah-mah-rah-mah-tee-ah Use this phrase when you want to apologize sincerely
🇿🇦 Zulu Ngiyaxolisa ngee-yah-kso-lee-sah You can use 'Ngiyaxolisa' when you want to apologize for a mistake or an offense
🇳🇬 Yoruba Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, dá mi lóhùn eh joh-oh, dah mee loh-hoon Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇳🇬 Hausa Ka yi hakuri kah yee hah-koh-ree Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇸🇴 Somali Iga raali noqo ee-gah rah-lee noh-koh Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇮🇸 Icelandic Fyrirgefðu fir-yer-gev-thoo You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇪🇸 Catalan Perdona'm pehr-doh-nahm Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇲🇲 Burmese ကွင့်လွှတ်ပါ kwin-lhut-pah You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a misunderstanding
🇰🇭 Khmer សូមអភ័យទោស soom ah-phey-toh You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇱🇰 Sinhala කණගාටුයි kah-nah-gah-too-ee Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇱🇦 Lao ອະໄພຂໍອະໄພ ah-pai khor ah-pai Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇪🇹 Amharic እቅፍ አቅርብልኝ ih-kif ah-kir-bil-ny Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing
🇬🇪 Georgian მაპატიე mah-pah-tee-eh You can use 'მაპატიე' when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇦🇲 Armenian Ներիր ինձ neh-reer indz You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or an inconvenience
🇦🇫 Pashto ما وبخښه mah wuh-bakh-shah You can use this phrase when you have made a mistake or hurt someone's feelings
🇵🇰 Sindhi مون کي معاف ڪجو moon kee maaf kujho Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing

Forgive me in German

Entschuldige mich (ent-shool-dee-guh mikh)

You can use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or a minor inconvenience. It is appropriate in both casual and formal situations. If you bump into someone or interrupt a conversation, this phrase is suitable.

Examples

  • Entschuldige mich, ich habe nicht aufgepasst.
    Forgive me, I wasn't paying attention.

Other ways to say it

  • Entschuldigung: more formal, often used in public or with strangers
  • Tut mir leid: casual, often used among friends

Forgive me in Urdu

مجھے معاف کرو (mujhe maaf karo)

Use this phrase when you want to apologize for a mistake or wrongdoing. It can be used in both casual and formal situations. It's important to express sincerity when asking for forgiveness.

Examples

  • میں نے تمہیں تکلیف دی، مجھے معاف کرو
    I hurt you, forgive me
  • میں نے وعدہ توڑا، مجھے معاف کر دیں
    I broke my promise, please forgive me

Other ways to say it

  • مجھے معاف کر دیں: more formal way to ask for forgiveness
  • معاف کرنا: a casual way to say 'forgive me'
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How do you say “Forgive me” in different languages?

Spanish: Perdóname · French: Pardonne-moi · Japanese: ごめんなさい · Italian: Perdonami · German: Entschuldige mich · Korean: 죄송합니다.

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