I'm sorry

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I'm sorry

phrase I am sorry · I'm sozzy · m'sorry

  1. Indicates the speaker's apology.
  2. Indicates the speaker's commiseration.
  3. with a rising intonation Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?

    Similar: come again, eh, excuse me, hey, huh, I beg your pardon, I'm sorry, pardon, pardon me, please, say again, say what

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phrase I'm sorry, I apologize

Españollo siento, me disculpo
한국어미안합니다 mianhamnida, 죄송합니다 joesonghamnida, 미안해요 mianhaeyo, 미안해 mianhae
日本語御免なさい gomennasai, 申し訳ありません mōshiwake arimasen, すみません sumimasen, すまん suman
中文對不起 /对不起 duìbùqǐ
हिन्दीमुझे माफ़ कीजिए mujhe māf kījie, मुझे माफ़ करो mujhe māf karo
Portuguêsperdão, desculpa, desculpe-me, me desculpe
Françaisje suis désolé, je suis désolée, pardon, je m'excuse
Deutsches tut mir leid, ich bitte um Verzeihung
Italianomi dispiace, scusi
Ελληνικάσυγγνώμη syngnómi
Românăscuzați-mă
Русскийизвини́те izviníte, извини́ izviní, прости́те prostíte, прости́ prostí
Tiếng Việtxin lỗi
العربيةأَنَا آسِف ʔanā ʔāsif, أَنَا آسِفَة ʔanā ʔāsifa, آسِف ʔāsif, آسِفَة ʔāsifa, اِعْذِرْنِي iʕḏirnī, عُذْرًا ʕuḏran
עבריתמִצְטַעֵר mitsta'ér

phrase I'm sorry, I feel bad

Españollo siento, me siento mal
Portuguêssinto muito
Françaisje suis désolé, je suis désolée
Deutsches tut mir leid
Русскийя сожале́ю ja sožaléju

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@misc{i_m_sorry_2026,
  title = {I'm sorry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/i'm%20sorry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}