English

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Etymology
Old English s�riġ

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP: IPA|/�s�ri/
italbrac|US: IPA|/�s��ri/ or /�s��ri/ (latter used in Canadian English|Canada)
audio|en-us-sorry.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
sari

Adjective
en-adj|sorri|er

1. Possessing sorrow or regret.

#:I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.

1. Poor, sad or regrettable.

#:The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

Translations
trans-top|possessing sorrow or regret
Danish: ked af
Dutch: het spijt me
Finnish: paha|pahoillaan
German: es tut mir Leid
Hungarian: sajnál verb
Japanese: �念� (�����, zannenna)
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Kurdish: KUchar|خ��جاڵ��ت, KUchar|��ب�رد�
Malay: maaf
Maltese: skużani
Norwegian: lei
Portuguese: desculpa
Russian: жал� (žal�)
Swedish: ledsen
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trans-top|poor, regrettable
Danish: sørgelig
Finnish: surkea, surullinen
German: beklagenswert, armselig, traurig
Japanese: �念� (�����, zannenna)
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ��ش��ا�
Norwegian: sørgelig
Russian: жалкий (žálkij), пла�евн�й (pla�évnyj)
Swedish: sorglig
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Interjection
sorry!

1. Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

#:Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.

1. Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

#:Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

Synonyms
italbrac|request to repeat I beg your pardon?, I'm sorry?, Come again?, Excuse me? US

Translations
trans-top|expression of regret or sorrow
Czech: promi�te
Danish: undskyld, beklager
Dutch: het spijt me, sorry
Finnish: anteeksi, sori, olla|olen paha|pahoillani
French: désolé, excusez-moi, excuse-moi
German: entschuldigen Sie bitte, verzeihen Sie bitte, es tut mir Leid, ich bitte um Entschuldigung/Verzeihung, Verzeihung, (less formal) Entschuldigung, Sorry
Hungarian: elnézést (kérek), bocsánat, bocs
Icelandic: fyrirgefðu, afsakið, fyrirgefðu mér
Italian: scusi,scusa, mi scusi, mi scuso
Japanese: ����� (sumimasen), ������ (gomennasai)
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Jingpho: tawng ban sai yaw
Kurdish: KUchar|بب��ر��
Lithuanian: apgailestauju
Malay: maaf
Maltese: skużi, skużani
Polish: przepraszam, przykro mi
Portuguese: desculpa
Romanian: îmi pare r�u, scuz�/scuz�-m� (informal, familiar), scuzaţi/scuzaţi-m� (formal, polite)
Russian: п�о��и��|п�о��и�е/п�о��и (prostí), извини��|извини�е/извини (izviní), п�о�� п�о�ени� (prošú proš�énija), (informal) извини����|извин���� (izvinjájus�)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: извини�е (formal), извини (informal)
:Roman: izvinite (formal), izvini (informal)
Swedish: förlåt
Norwegian: unnskyld, beklager
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trans-top|request to repeat
Danish: undskyld
Dutch: sorry, pardon?
Indonesian: maaf
Finnish: anteeksi
French: désolé, excusez-moi, excuse-moi, pardon?, comment?
Norwegian: unnskyld
German: wie bitte? bitte?
Hungarian: elnézést (kérek), bocsánat, bocs
Icelandic: afsakið?, fyrirgefðu?
Italian: mi scusi, mi scuso
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Japanese: ����� (sumimasen), ������ (gomennasai)
Kurdish: KUchar|بب��ر��, KUchar|ب��ڵ�
Polish: przepraszam?, s�ucham?
Portuguese: desculpa
Russian: п�о�� п�о�ени� (prošú proš�énija)
Spanish: ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?, ¿ah#Spanish|ah? italbrac|Colombia|Puerto Rico|Venezuela|colloquial, ¿eh#Spanish|eh? italbrac|Cuba|Spain|colloquial, ¿mande? italbrac|Mexico|colloquial
Swedish: ursäkta, förlåt
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (bàoqiàn) (1), 对�起/��起 (duìbùq�) (2)
ttbc|Fijian: vosota sara
ttbc|Georgian: ������ (bodiši), ��������� (ukatsravad)
ttbc|Italian: mi dispiace
ttbc|Japanese: ����� (sumimasen)
ttbc|Korean: ����� (sillyehamnida), ����� (joesonghamnida), 미���� (mianhamnida)
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ttbc|Lithuanian: atsiprašau
ttbc|Spanish: discúlpame (asking for forgiveness), lo siento (conveying sympathy)
ttbc|Sudanese: Punten
ttbc|Tamil: மன�னி���வ�ம� (mannikkavum)
ttbc|Tagalog: pasensiya na (informal), pasensiya na po (formal), sira (for adjective, 2)
ttbc|Ukrainian: п�оба��е (proba�te)
ttbc|Welsh: mae'n flin gen i
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Category:Phrasebook

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fr:sorry
ko:sorry
io:sorry
it:sorry
ku:sorry
hu:sorry
nl:sorry
ru:sorry
simple:sorry
fi:sorry
ta:sorry
te:sorry
vi:sorry

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