Excuse me in many languages
There are two main uses of this phrases: to ask for something/attract somebody's attention (marked 1 below), and to ask somebody to move out of the way so that you can get by (marked 2 below).| Language | Excuse me |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Verskoon my! Ekskuus! |
| Albanian | Më fal! |
| Amharic | ይቅርታ (yiqirta) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | ('an iznak/iznik/izniku - m/f/pl) عن إزنك! |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | to attract attention - (min faḍlak/ik) من فضلك! to ask someone to move (al-ma'dirah) المعذرة! |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | (smeh līya) اسمح لي! |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Ներողությո'ւն: (Nerogh.utyun) Կներե'ք: (Knerek’) |
| Assamese | খ্যমা কৰিব (khyoma koribo) |
| Azerbaijani | Üzr istəyirəm / Bağışlayın |
| Basque | Barkatu |
| Belarusian | Даруйце (Daruytsye) Перапрашаю (Pyeraprashayu) |
| Bengali | শুনুন। (shunun) এই যে। (ei je) |
| Bhojpuri | माफ करा (maf kara) |
| Breton | Digarezit ac'hanonon! Eskuzit ac'hanon! |
| Bulgarian | Как ще кажеш ... на български език? (Kak šte kažeš ... na bãlgarski ezik?) inf Как ще кажете ... на български език? (Kak šte kažete ... na bãlgarski ezik?) frm Как ще кажеш ... на български? (Kak šte kažeš ... na bãlgarski?) inf Как ще кажете ... на български? (Kak šte kažete ... na bãlgarski?) frm |
| Catalan | Dispensi! Perdoni! |
| Chamorro | Dispensa yo' |
| Chipewyan | ʔarélá! |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 請問 (chéngmahn) 唔該 (m̀hgòi) 失陪 (sàtpùih) |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 請問 (ts'iang3mun5) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | (1) 請問 [请问] qǐngwén (2) 對不起 [对不起] duìbùqǐ |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) | (1) 請問 (chhian2-mng7) 對不起 (tui3-put4-khi2) (2) 借過 (tsioh4-kue3) |
| Cornish | Gav dhymm! |
| Corsican | |
| Croatian | Oprostite! Ispričavam se! |
| Czech | Promiňte! |
| Danish | Undskyld mig! |
| Dutch | Neem me niet kwalijk / Neemt u mij niet kwalijk Excuseert u mij |
| Esperanto | Pardonu! |
| Estonian | Vabandage! |
| Faroese | Orsaka meg! |
| Finnish | Anteeksi! |
| French | Excusez-moi ! Pardon ! Pardonnez-moi ! |
| Frisian (North) | Ferschånke! |
| Frisian (Saterfrisian) | Ferschoonenge! |
| Frisian (North) | Ferjaan! |
| Friulian | Us domandi perdon |
| Galician | ¡Perdoe! ¡Desculpe! |
| Georgian | ბოდიში (bodishi) |
| German | Entschuldigen Sie! Entschuldigung! Verzeihung! |
| Greek | Με συγχωρείς! (Me sinhorís) - inf Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte) - frm |
| Gullah | 'Scuze me! |
| Gujarati | મફ કર્જો (māf karjo) |
| Hawaiian | E kala mai iaʻu! |
| Haitian Creole | Eskize mwen / Eskize m |
| Hebrew | בבקשה! (1), סליחה רגע! (2) |
| Hindi | क्षमा कीजिए! (kṣama kījie) माफ़ कीजिये! (māf kījiye) ज़रा सुनिये! (zarā suniye) |
| Hungarian | Elnézést! |
| Icelandic | Afsakið! Fyrirgefðu! |
| Indonesian | Maafkan saya |
| Inuktitut | ᐄᑯᓗ (Iikuluga) |
| Iñupiaq | Pisaraluarnak / Pisanritchikpin Pisaŋŋitkikpiñ / Tusaaŋŋisiqtuŋa |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Gabh mo leiscéal! |
| Italian | Scusa! Scusami! (inf) Scusi! Mi scusi! (frm) |
| Japanese | すみません! (sumimasen) |
| Jèrriais | Extchûthez-mé, Pardonnez-mouai |
| Kannada | ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ! (kshamisi) |
| Kazakh | Кешіріңіз (Keşiriñiz) |
| Korean | 실례하겠습니다! (shillehagessumnida) |
| Latin | Me excusa (sg) Me excusate (pl) |
| Ladino | Ekskuza! |
| Lao | ຂໍໂທດ (khãw thôht) |
| Limburgish | Verekskezeer! (inf) Verekskezeert! (frm) Perdóng! |
| Latvian | Piedodiet! (frm) Piedo! (inf) Atvainojiet! (frm) Atvaino! (inf) |
| Lithuanian | Atsiprašau! |
| Luxembourgish | Entschëllegt? Pardon |
| Macedonian | Прocтeтe! (Prostete) = Please forgive me / I'm sorry Извинете (Izvinete) - to ask to get by |
| Malay | Tumpang lalu / Maafkan saya |
| Malayalam | ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kshamikkanam) |
| Maltese | Skużi! Skużani! |
| Manx | Gow my leshtal! Jean my leshtal! |
| Māori | Arohaina mai |
| Marshallese | Jolok bwir! |
| Mongolian | Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei) |
| Nepali | माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus) |
| Norwegian | Unnskyld! Unnskyld meg! |
| Occitan | Perdon? Desencusa? Desencusatz? |
| Persian | (mazerat mikham) معذرت ميخوام (bebakhshid) ببخشيد! |
| Polish | Przepraszam! |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Por favor! Com licença! Desculpe! Perdão! Desculpa (inf) Escuse-me |
| Portuguese (European) | Com licença! Desculpe! Perdão! (frm) Desculpa (inf) |
| Punjabi | ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। / ویکھو جی۔ (vēkhō jī) ਦੇਖੋ ਜੀ। / دیکھو جی۔ (dēkhō jī) |
| Quechua | Pampachaway / Dispinsaykuway |
| Romanian | Scuzaţi-mă! |
| Romansh | Perdunai |
| Russian | Извините! (Izvinite) - frm, Извини! (Izvini) - inf |
| Samoan | Tulou lava |
| Scots | Ho ye! |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gabh mo leisgeul! |
| Serbian | Извините! (Izvinite!) Опростите! (Oprostite!) |
| Sesotho | Ntshwarele / Ntsoarele |
| Shona | Pamusoro (sg) Pamusoroyi (pl) |
| Sicilian | Scusassi |
| Slovak | Prepáčte! |
| Slovenian | Oprostite (frm) Oprosti (inf) |
| Somali | Iga raali ahow |
| Spanish | ¡Perdón! ¡Perdone! ¡Discúlpe! |
| Swahili | (1) Samahani nipishe (2) Samahani |
| Swedish | Ursäkta! |
| Swiss German | Entschuldigung / Exgüüsi |
| Tagalog | Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako! |
| Tamil | மன்னிக்கணும் (mannikkanum) |
| Tatar | Ğafu it(egez) |
| Telugu | క్షమించండి ! (kshamiṅchaṅdi!) |
| Tetum | Kolisensa / Deskup pelici / Desku pihcih |
| Thai | ขอโทษ (kŏr tôht) |
| Tongan | kātaki / tulou |
| Tswana | Intshwarele |
| Turkish | İzninizle / Pardon, geçebilir miyim? (to get past) Pardon, bakar mısınız? (to get attention) |
| Ukrainian | Перепрошую! (Pereprošuju) |
| Urdu | (mā'zarat) معزرت! (māf kījiye) معاف کيجۓ! |
| Uyghur | Kechürüng! Кехүрүң! !كةچۈرۈڭ! |
| Uzbek | Uzr / Kechirasiz |
| Venetian | Scuxéme (pl) Scùxeme (sg) El me scuxa |
| Vietnamese | Xin lỗi |
| Welsh | Esgusodwch fi (frm) Esgusoda fi (inf) |
| Wolof | Baal ma! |
| Xhosa | Uxolo! Ndixolele! |
| Yiddish | (Zayt moykhl) זײַט מוחל! (Zayt mir moykhl) זײַט מיר מוחל! |
| Yorùbá | Ẹ ̣se fun mi / Ẹ jọwọ, ẹ gbọ mi |
| Zulu | Uxolo! |
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