🇪🇸 Spanish phrases
How to say “Sorry” in Spanish
Lo siento
loh SYEHN-toh
Literally: I feel itneutral
Used to apologize sincerely or express sympathy (e.g. for a loss). For small slips like bumping into someone, 'perdón' is more natural.
Other ways to say it
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perdón | pehr-DOHN | Sorry / Pardon | Minor mistakes, bumping into someone |
| Lo siento mucho | loh SYEHN-toh MOO-choh | I'm very sorry | Serious apologies or condolences |
| Perdona / Perdone | pehr-DOH-nah / pehr-DOH-neh | Forgive me | Informal (tú) / formal (usted) |
In a sentence
Lo siento, llego tarde.
loh SYEHN-toh, YEH-goh TAR-deh
Sorry, I'm late.
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“Sorry” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianბოდიშიbodishi🇫🇷 FrenchPardonpar-DOHN🇩🇪 GermanEntschuldigungent-SHOOL-dee-goong🇮🇹 ItalianScusaSKOO-zah🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseDesculpajis-KOOL-pah🇷🇺 RussianИзвинитеizvinite🇯🇵 Japaneseすみませんsumimasen🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese对不起duìbuqǐ🇰🇷 Korean죄송합니다joesonghamnida🇸🇦 Arabicآسفasif🇦🇲 ArmenianՆերեցեքneretsek🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniÜzr istəyirəmewzr ees-ta-yee-ram🇮🇷 Persianببخشیدbebakhshid🇹🇭 Thaiขอโทษkho thot🇻🇳 VietnameseXin lỗisin loy🇺🇦 UkrainianВибачтеvybachte🇷🇸 SerbianИзвинитеizvinite🇬🇷 GreekΣυγγνώμηsighnómi🇮🇱 Hebrewסליחהslicha