Are there other ways to say "Excuse me" in Russian?

Простите (prostite) — Pardon me: Equally common for getting attention.; Разрешите пройти (razreshite proyti) — Let me through, please: Squeezing past people on public transport or in a crowd.; Вы выходите? (Vy vykhodite?) — Are you getting off?: Classic metro/bus phrase when you need to get to the door..

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How to say “Excuse me” in Russian

Q: How do you say "Excuse me" in Russian?

Извините (izvinite). Literally: "excuse (me)". Used to get a stranger's attention or to ask to get past. Russians rarely use titles like "sir/madam", so извините alone is the natural opener before a question.

Извините

izvinite

Literally: excuse (me)formal

Used to get a stranger's attention or to ask to get past. Russians rarely use titles like "sir/madam", so извините alone is the natural opener before a question.

Other ways to say it

Russian	Pronunciation	Meaning	When to use it
Простите	prostite	Pardon me	Equally common for getting attention.
Разрешите пройти	razreshite proyti	Let me through, please	Squeezing past people on public transport or in a crowd.
Вы выходите?	Vy vykhodite?	Are you getting off?	Classic metro/bus phrase when you need to get to the door.

In a sentence

Извините, где здесь метро?
Izvinite, gde zdes' metro?
Excuse me, where's the metro around here?

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“Excuse me” in other languages

🇬🇪 Georgianუკაცრავადuk'atsravad 🇪🇸 SpanishDisculpedees-KOOL-peh 🇫🇷 FrenchExcusez-moiex-kew-zay MWAH 🇩🇪 GermanEntschuldigen Sieent-SHOOL-dee-gen zee 🇮🇹 ItalianScusiSKOO-zee 🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseCom licençakohn lee-SEN-sah 🇯🇵 Japaneseすみませんsumimasen 🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese不好意思bù hǎoyìsi 🇰🇷 Korean저기요jeogiyo 🇸🇦 Arabicلو سمحتlaw samaht 🇦🇲 ArmenianԿներեքknerek 🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniBağışlayınbah-ghuhsh-lah-yuhn 🇮🇷 Persianببخشیدbebakhshid 🇹🇭 Thaiขอโทษครับ / ขอโทษค่ะkho thot khrap / kho thot kha 🇻🇳 VietnameseXin lỗisin loy 🇺🇦 UkrainianПерепрошуюpereproshuiu 🇷🇸 SerbianИзвинитеizvinite 🇬🇷 GreekΜε συγχωρείτεme sinhoríte 🇮🇱 Hebrewסליחהslicha