Phrase guide

excuse me

noun · phrase · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɛksˈkjuːz mi/
  • /ɪksˈkjuːz mi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An old-fashioned type of dance where partners are constantly changed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Said as a request to repeat information.

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Usage: Canada, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • It was so hot I took off my clothes and sat by the window to cool off. Excuse me?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

phrase

Meaning 4

Said as a request for an individual's attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

5

phrase

Meaning 5

Said as a request to pass somebody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Excuse me: can I get through please?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

phrase

Meaning 6

Sorry, as an apology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

7

phrase

Meaning 7

Said as an expression of unexpected or early farewell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

Examples

  • Oh, excuse me, I hadn't realized how late it was. I need to get home and make dinner.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

446 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَفْوًا! (ʕafwan!) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟ (māḏā qulta?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟ (māḏā qulti?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكَ؟ (marra ṯāniya, min faḍlika?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكِ؟ (marra ṯāniya, min faḍliki?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: عُذْراً! (ʕuḏran!) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Azerbaijani: üzr istəyirəm — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 歹勢,請閣講一擺 /歹势 — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 请阁讲一摆 (pháin-sè, chhián koh kóng chi̍t-pái / phái-sè, chhián koh kóng chi̍t-pái) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 閣再講一擺 /阁再讲一摆 (koh-chài kóng chi̍t-pái) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 啥物? (zh-min-nan) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 什物? (sím-mi̍h? / sím-mi? / sím-mih? / sīm-mi̍h? / sám-mi̍h?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 何物? (há-mi̍h?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese: 哈? (zh-min-nan) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請再説一遍 /请再说一遍 (qǐng zài shuō yíbiàn) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再説一遍 /再说一遍 (zài shuō yíbiàn) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼? /什么? (shénme) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哦? (é?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Czech: promiňte — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Danish: hvad sagde du — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Danish: hva' — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Dutch: pardon — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Dutch: wablief — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Dutch: wat zegt u — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Dutch: wat zeg je — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Faroese: ha? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Finnish: anteeksi? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Finnish: anteeksi kuinka? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Finnish: anteeksi mitä? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • French: pardon — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • French: plaît-il — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • French: comment — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • French: quoi — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • French: hein — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Georgian: უკაცრავად (uḳacravad) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Georgian: ბოდიში (bodiši) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • German: Entschuldigung? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • German: wie bitte? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Greek: συγγνώμη — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Hebrew: סְלִיחָה (slikhá) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Hungarian: tessék? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Icelandic: afsakið? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Icelandic: afsakaðu? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Irish: gabh mo leithscéal — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Irish: gabhaigí mo leithscéal — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Italian: scusi? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Italian: prego? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Italian: scusa? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Italian: come? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: もういちどいってください (mō ichido itte kudasai) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: え、何ですか — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: もう一回 (mō ikkai) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: もう一度 (mō ichido) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: 何? (nani?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Japanese: え? (e?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Kapampangan: na? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Kapampangan: e? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Kapampangan: po? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Korean: 뭐라고요? (mwo-rago-yo?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Central Kurdish: بِبوورە (bibûre) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Lombard: el me scusa — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Lombard: la me scusa — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Lombard: el me scusi — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Lombard: la me scusi — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Macedonian: молам? (molam) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Maltese: skużi? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Maltese: x’għidt? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Maltese: x’inhu? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hva? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unnskyld? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hæ? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unnskyld? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Ojibwe: gaawiin gigii-noondoosiinoon — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Iranian Persian: بِبَخْشید (bebaxšid) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Iranian Persian: مَعْذِرَت میخواهَم (ma'zerat mi-xâham) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Polish: proszę? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Portuguese: como? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Portuguese: o que? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Portuguese: oi? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Portuguese: perdão? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Romanian: poftim? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Romanian: pardon? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Russian: что вы сказа́ли? (što vy skazáli?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Russian: прошу́ проще́ния (prošú proščénija) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Russian: что? (što?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Russian: как-как? (kak-kak?) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Northern Sami: ándagassii — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Scottish Gaelic: b' àill leat? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Scottish Gaelic: b' àill leibh? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Slovene: prosim — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swahili: samahani rudia — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swedish: ursäkta? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swedish: ursäkta mig? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swedish: va? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swedish: vad sa du? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Swedish: hur sa? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tagalog: paulit po — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tagalog: ano ulit? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tagalog: ano ho? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tagalog: ano po? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tagalog: ha? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Tamil: மன்னி (maṉṉi) — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Turkish: efendim? — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Turkish: affedersiniz — request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
  • Arabic: عَن إِذْنَك (ʕan ʔiḏnak) — request for attention
  • Arabic: عَن إِذْنِك (ʕan ʔiḏnik) — request for attention
  • Arabic: عَفْوًا (ʕafwan) — request for attention
  • Arabic: عَذْرًا (ʕaḏran) — request for attention
  • Arabic: لا مؤاخذة (la muʔaḵza) — request for attention
  • Arabic: لَوْ سَمَحْت (law samaḥt) — request for attention
  • Arabic: لَوْ سَمَحْتي (law samaḥti) — request for attention
  • Armenian: ներողություն (neroġutʻyun) — request for attention
  • Azerbaijani: bağışlayın — request for attention
  • Azerbaijani: üzr istəyirəm — request for attention
  • Belarusian: дару́йце (darújcje) — request for attention
  • Chinese: 歹勢 /歹势 (zh-min-nan) — request for attention
  • Chinese: 失禮 /失礼 (zh-min-nan) — request for attention
  • Chinese: 請問 /请问 (zh-min-nan) — request for attention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請問 /请问 (qǐngwèn) — request for attention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勞駕 /劳驾 (láojià) — request for attention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 得罪 (dézuì) — request for attention
  • Czech: promiňte — request for attention
  • Danish: undskyld — request for attention
  • Dutch: pardon — request for attention
  • Dutch: excuseer — request for attention
  • Faroese: orsaka — request for attention
  • Finnish: anteeksi — request for attention
  • French: pardon — request for attention
  • German: Entschuldigung — request for attention
  • German: Verzeihung — request for attention
  • Greek: συγγνώμη (syngnómi) — request for attention
  • Hindi: ज़रा सुनिये (zarā suniye) — request for attention
  • Hindi: क्षमा कीजिए (kṣamā kījie) — request for attention
  • Hungarian: elnézést — request for attention
  • Hungarian: legyen szíves — request for attention
  • Icelandic: afsakið? — request for attention
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu? — request for attention
  • Icelandic: afsakaðu? — request for attention
  • Icelandic: heyrðu — request for attention
  • Indonesian: permisi — request for attention
  • Irish: gabh mo leithscéal — request for attention
  • Irish: gabhaigí mo leithscéal — request for attention
  • Italian: scusi — request for attention
  • Italian: scusa — request for attention
  • Italian: scusate — request for attention
  • Japanese: すみません (sumimasen) — request for attention
  • Japanese: 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu) — request for attention
  • Kapampangan: panupaya pu — request for attention
  • Kazakh: кешіріңіз (keşırıñız) — request for attention
  • Khmer: ឧកាស (ʼukaasaʼ) — request for attention
  • Korean: 여보세요 (yeoboseyo) — request for attention
  • Korean: 저기요 (jeogi-yo) — request for attention
  • Macedonian: извинете (izvinete) — request for attention
  • Macedonian: простете (prostete) — request for attention
  • Malay: tumpang tanya — request for attention
  • Maltese: skużi waħda — request for attention
  • Mon: စိုတ်လီု — request for attention
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unnskyld — request for attention
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unnskyld — request for attention
  • Iranian Persian: بِبَخْشید (bebaxšid) — request for attention
  • Iranian Persian: مَعْذِرَت میخواهَم (ma'zerat mi-xâham) — request for attention
  • Polish: przepraszam — request for attention
  • Portuguese: com licença — request for attention
  • Portuguese: licença — request for attention
  • Russian: прости́те (prostíte) — request for attention
  • Russian: извини́те (izviníte) — request for attention
  • Northern Sami: ándagassii — request for attention
  • Scottish Gaelic: gabh mo leisgeul — request for attention
  • Slovak: ospravedlnte — request for attention
  • Slovak: prepáčte — request for attention
  • Slovene: oprostite — request for attention
  • Lower Sorbian: wódaj — request for attention
  • Lower Sorbian: wódajśo — request for attention
  • Spanish: perdón — request for attention
  • Spanish: imperative disculpar / perdonar — request for attention
  • Swedish: ursäkta mig — request for attention
  • Tagalog: tao po — request for attention
  • Tamil: மன்னிக்கணும் (maṉṉikkaṇum) — request for attention
  • Thai: ขอโทษ (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot) — request for attention
  • Turkish: affedersin — request for attention
  • Turkish: affedersiniz — request for attention
  • Turkish: pardon — request for attention
  • Ukrainian: перепро́шую (perepróšuju) — request for attention
  • Ukrainian: дару́йте (darújte) — request for attention
  • Vietnamese: xin lỗi — request for attention
  • Vietnamese: xin lỗi cho hỏi — request for attention
  • Akan: ma me kwan — request to pass
  • Arabic: المَعْذِرَة (al-maʕḏira) — request to pass
  • Armenian: ներողություն (neroġutʻyun) — request to pass
  • Azerbaijani: bağışlayın — request to pass
  • Belarusian: дару́йце (darújcje) — request to pass
  • Chichewa: zikomo — request to pass
  • Chinese Cantonese: 唔該借借 /唔该借借 (m4 goi1 ze3 ze3) — request to pass
  • Chinese: 歹勢 /歹势 (zh-min-nan) — request to pass
  • Chinese: 失禮 /失礼 (zh-min-nan) — request to pass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 借過 /借过 (jièguò) — request to pass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勞駕 /劳驾 (láojià) — request to pass
  • Ngazidja Comorian: sumila — request to pass
  • Czech: s dovolením — request to pass
  • Danish: undskyld mig — request to pass
  • Dutch: pardon — request to pass
  • Dutch: excuseer — request to pass
  • Dutch: excuseert u mij — request to pass
  • Faroese: orsaka — request to pass
  • Finnish: anteeksi — request to pass
  • Finnish: anteeksi, saanko ohittaa — request to pass
  • French: pardon — request to pass
  • French: excusez-moi — request to pass
  • French: excuse-moi — request to pass
  • Georgian: მაპატიეთ (maṗaṭiet) — request to pass
  • German: Entschuldigung — request to pass
  • German: darf ich bitte durch? — request to pass
  • Greek: συγγνώμη (syngnómi) — request to pass
  • Hindi: क्षमा कीजिए (kṣamā kījie) — request to pass
  • Hungarian: szabad lesz? — request to pass
  • Icelandic: afsakið? — request to pass
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu? — request to pass
  • Irish: gabh mo leithscéal — request to pass
  • Irish: gabhaigí mo leithscéal — request to pass
  • Italian: permesso — request to pass
  • Italian: scusa — request to pass
  • Italian: scusi — request to pass
  • Italian: scusate — request to pass
  • Japanese: すみません (sumimasen) — request to pass
  • Kapampangan: makidalan — request to pass
  • Kapampangan: makilabas — request to pass
  • Kapampangan: sensiane — request to pass
  • Korean: 잠시만요 (jamsi-man-yo) — request to pass
  • Latin: ignosce mihi — request to pass
  • Latin: ignoscite mihi — request to pass
  • Lithuanian: atsiprašau — request to pass
  • Lombard: permess — request to pass
  • Lombard: scusa — request to pass
  • Lombard: scusi — request to pass
  • Macedonian: извинете (izvinete) — request to pass
  • Malay: tumpang lalu — request to pass
  • Maltese: skużani waħda — request to pass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unnskyld — request to pass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unnskyld — request to pass
  • Iranian Persian: بِبَخْشید (bebaxšid) — request to pass
  • Polish: przepraszam — request to pass
  • Portuguese: com licença — request to pass
  • Portuguese: licença — request to pass
  • Russian: извини́те (izviníte) — request to pass
  • Northern Sami: ándagassii — request to pass
  • Scottish Gaelic: gabh mo leisgeul — request to pass
  • Slovene: oprostite — request to pass
  • Spanish: con permiso — request to pass
  • Spanish: permiso — request to pass
  • Swahili: tafadhali naomba unipishe — request to pass
  • Swedish: ursäkta mig — request to pass
  • Swedish: ursäkta — request to pass
  • Tagalog: makikiraan po — request to pass
  • Tagalog: pasintabi — request to pass
  • Turkish: affedersin — request to pass
  • Turkish: affedersiniz — request to pass
  • Turkish: izin verir misin? — request to pass
  • Turkish: izin verir misiniz? — request to pass
  • Turkish: özür dilerim — request to pass
  • Turkish: müsade eder misin? — request to pass
  • Turkish: müsade eder misiniz? — request to pass
  • Ukrainian: перепро́шую (perepróšuju) — request to pass
  • Ukrainian: дару́йте (darújte) — request to pass
  • Albanian: më falni — sorry, as apology
  • Albanian: më fal — sorry, as apology
  • Arabic: اِعْذِرْنِي (iʕḏirnī) — sorry, as apology
  • Arabic: آسِف! (ʔāsif!) — sorry, as apology
  • Arabic: آسِفَة! (ʔāsifa!) — sorry, as apology
  • Armenian: ներողություն (neroġutʻyun) — sorry, as apology
  • Azerbaijani: üzr istəyirəm — sorry, as apology
  • Belarusian: праба́чце (prabáčcje) — sorry, as apology
  • Belarusian: праба́ч (prabáč) — sorry, as apology
  • Belarusian: выбача́йце (vybačájcje) — sorry, as apology
  • Belarusian: выбача́й (vybačáj) — sorry, as apology
  • Belarusian: перапро́шваю (pjerapróšvaju) — sorry, as apology
  • Bengali: দুঃখিত (dukkhito) — sorry, as apology
  • Bengali: মাফ করবেন (maph korben) — sorry, as apology
  • Bulgarian: извине́те (izvinéte) — sorry, as apology
  • Bulgarian: пардо́н (pardón) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese Cantonese: 對唔住 /对唔住 (deoi3 m4 zyu6) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese Cantonese: 唔好意思 (m4 hou2 ji3 si1) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese: 歹勢 /歹势 (zh-min-nan) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese: 失禮 /失礼 (zh-min-nan) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對不起 /对不起 (duìbùqǐ) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抱歉! (bàoqiàn!) — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi) — sorry, as apology
  • Wu Chinese: 對勿起 /对勿起 — sorry, as apology
  • Wu Chinese: 勿好意思 (8veq-hau-i-sy) — sorry, as apology
  • Czech: promiňte — sorry, as apology
  • Danish: undskyld — sorry, as apology
  • Dutch: pardon — sorry, as apology
  • Dutch: excuseer — sorry, as apology
  • Dutch: excuseert u mij — sorry, as apology
  • Esperanto: senkulpigu min — sorry, as apology
  • Estonian: vabandage — sorry, as apology
  • Estonian: vabanda — sorry, as apology
  • Faroese: orsaka — sorry, as apology
  • Finnish: anteeksi — sorry, as apology
  • Finnish: suokaa anteeksi — sorry, as apology
  • French: pardon — sorry, as apology
  • French: excusez-moi — sorry, as apology
  • French: mes excuses — sorry, as apology
  • French: je m'excuse — sorry, as apology
  • Galician: perdoa — sorry, as apology
  • Galician: perdoe — sorry, as apology
  • Georgian: ბოდიში (bodiši) — sorry, as apology
  • Georgian: უკაცრავად (uḳacravad) — sorry, as apology
  • German: Entschuldigung — sorry, as apology
  • German: entschuldigen Sie — sorry, as apology
  • German: es tut mir leid — sorry, as apology
  • German: äxgüsi — sorry, as apology
  • Greek: συγγνώμη (syngnómi) — sorry, as apology
  • Hawaiian: e kala mai — sorry, as apology
  • Hindi: माफ़ कीजिए (māf kījie) — sorry, as apology
  • Hindi: माफ़ करो (māf karo) — sorry, as apology
  • Hungarian: elnézést — sorry, as apology
  • Hungarian: elnézést kérek — sorry, as apology
  • Hungarian: bocsánat — sorry, as apology
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu — sorry, as apology
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu mér — sorry, as apology
  • Icelandic: afsakið — sorry, as apology
  • Icelandic: afsakaðu mig — sorry, as apology
  • Icelandic: afsakið mig — sorry, as apology
  • Indonesian: maafkan saya — sorry, as apology
  • Irish: gabh mo leithscéal — sorry, as apology
  • Irish: gabhaigí mo leithscéal — sorry, as apology
  • Italian: scusi — sorry, as apology
  • Italian: scusa — sorry, as apology
  • Italian: scusate — sorry, as apology
  • Japanese: 申しわけございません (mōshiwake gozaimasen) — sorry, as apology
  • Japanese: すみません (sumimasen) — sorry, as apology
  • Japanese: 御免なさい (gomennasai) — sorry, as apology
  • Japanese: ごめん (gomen) — sorry, as apology
  • Japanese: 失礼しました (shitsurei shimashita) — sorry, as apology
  • Kapampangan: pasensia — sorry, as apology
  • Kapampangan: ne? — sorry, as apology
  • Kapampangan: panupaya — sorry, as apology
  • Kazakh: кешіріңіз (keşırıñız) — sorry, as apology
  • Khmer: សុំទោស (som tooh) — sorry, as apology
  • Korean: 죄송합니다 (joesong-hamnida) — sorry, as apology
  • Korean: 미안해요 (mian-haeyo) — sorry, as apology
  • Korean: 실례합니다 (sillye-hamnida) — sorry, as apology
  • Central Kurdish: بِبوورە (bibûre) — sorry, as apology
  • Central Kurdish: داوای لێبوردن دەکەم (daway lêburdin dekem) — sorry, as apology
  • Lao: ຂໍໂທດ (khǭ thōt) — sorry, as apology
  • Latin: ignosce mihi — sorry, as apology
  • Latin: ignoscite mihi — sorry, as apology
  • Latvian: atvainojiet — sorry, as apology
  • Lithuanian: dovanokite — sorry, as apology
  • Macedonian: извинете (izvinete) — sorry, as apology
  • Macedonian: се извинувам (se izvinuvam) — sorry, as apology
  • Macedonian: извини (izvini) — sorry, as apology
  • Malay: maafkan saya — sorry, as apology
  • Malay: maaf — sorry, as apology
  • Maltese: skużani — sorry, as apology
  • Mongolian: уучлаарай (uučlaaraj) — sorry, as apology
  • Nootka: ʔuuʔaałuk̕wi — sorry, as apology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unnskyld — sorry, as apology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: beklager — sorry, as apology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unnskyld — sorry, as apology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: beklagar — sorry, as apology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orsak — sorry, as apology
  • Iranian Persian: بِبَخْشید (bebaxšid) — sorry, as apology
  • Iranian Persian: مَعْذِرَت میخواهَم (ma'zerat mi-xâham) — sorry, as apology
  • Polish: przepraszam — sorry, as apology
  • Polish: wybacz — sorry, as apology
  • Polish: wybaczcie — sorry, as apology
  • Polish: proszę wybaczyć... — sorry, as apology
  • Polish: wybaczą państwo... — sorry, as apology
  • Portuguese: perdão — sorry, as apology
  • Portuguese: desculpa — sorry, as apology
  • Portuguese: me desculpe/desculpa — sorry, as apology
  • Portuguese: desculpas — sorry, as apology
  • Romanian: scuzați-mă — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: извини́те (izviníte/izviní) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: извини́ (izviníte/izviní) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: прости́те (prostíte/prostí) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: прости́ (prostíte/prostí) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: прошу́ проще́ния (prošú proščénija) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: извиня́юсь (izvinjájusʹ) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: пардо́н (pardón) — sorry, as apology
  • Russian: со́рри (sórri) — sorry, as apology
  • Northern Sami: ándagassii — sorry, as apology
  • Scottish Gaelic: gabh mo leisgeul — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: извините — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: извини — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: опростите — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: izvinite — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: izvini — sorry, as apology
  • Serbo-Croatian: oprostite — sorry, as apology
  • Slovak: prepáčte — sorry, as apology
  • Slovak: prepáč — sorry, as apology
  • Slovak: ospravedlnte — sorry, as apology
  • Slovene: oprostite — sorry, as apology
  • Slovene: oprosti — sorry, as apology
  • Lower Sorbian: wódaj — sorry, as apology
  • Lower Sorbian: wódajśo — sorry, as apology
  • Swedish: ursäkta — sorry, as apology
  • Swedish: ursäkta mig — sorry, as apology
  • Swedish: förlåt — sorry, as apology
  • Tagalog: pasensiya — sorry, as apology
  • Tagalog: pasensiya na — sorry, as apology
  • Thai: ขอโทษ (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot) — sorry, as apology
  • Tibetan: དགོངས་དག (dgongs dag) — sorry, as apology
  • Turkish: pardon — sorry, as apology
  • Turkish: özür dilerim — sorry, as apology
  • Turkish: affedersin — sorry, as apology
  • Turkish: affedersiniz — sorry, as apology
  • Udmurt: вождэс эн вае (voždes en vaje) — sorry, as apology
  • Ukrainian: ви́бачте (výbačte) — sorry, as apology
  • Ukrainian: ви́бач (výbač) — sorry, as apology
  • Ukrainian: проба́чте (probáčte) — sorry, as apology
  • Ukrainian: проба́ч (probáč) — sorry, as apology
  • Ukrainian: перепро́шую (perepróšuju) — sorry, as apology
  • Urdu: مُعاف کِیجِیے (mu'āf kījiye) — sorry, as apology
  • Vietnamese: xin lỗi — sorry, as apology
  • Chinese: 啥物? (zh-min-nan) — indignation
  • Chinese: 什物? (sím-mi̍h? / sím-mi? / sím-mih? / sīm-mi̍h? / sám-mi̍h?) — indignation
  • Chinese: 何物? (há-mi̍h?) — indignation
  • Chinese: 哈? (zh-min-nan) — indignation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼意思? /什么意思? (shénme yìsi) — indignation
  • Danish: undskyld — indignation
  • Faroese: orsaka — indignation
  • Finnish: pyydän anteeksi! — indignation
  • Finnish: anteeksi — indignation
  • German: Entschuldigung! — indignation
  • Greek: συγγνώμη (syngnómi) — indignation
  • Icelandic: fyrirgefðu! — indignation
  • Icelandic: afsakið! — indignation
  • Irish: gabh mo leithscéal — indignation
  • Irish: gabhaigí mo leithscéal — indignation
  • Japanese: 御免なさい (gomen nasai) — indignation
  • Macedonian: извине́те ме (izvinéte me) — indignation
  • Macedonian: просте́те ми (prostéte mi) — indignation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unnskyld meg — indignation
  • Polish: proszę o wybaczenie — indignation
  • Portuguese: como é que é?! — indignation
  • Northern Sami: ándagassii — indignation
  • Swedish: ursäkta mig! — indignation
  • Tagalog: pasensiya na, ano po? — indignation
  • Turkish: affedersin! — indignation
  • Turkish: affedersiniz! — indignation
  • Turkish: özür dilerim! — indignation
  • Spanish: imperative permitirme — expression of unexpected or early farewell
  • Spanish: imperative perdonar(me) / disculpar (me) — expression of unexpected or early farewell