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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English sāriġ.

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˈsɒri/
(US) IPA: /ˈsɑːri/, /ˈsɔːri/ (latter used in Canada)
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[edit] Homophones

sari

[edit] Adjective

sorry (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest)

Positive
sorry

Comparative
sorrier

Superlative
sorriest

Of a person, grieved for the loss of something or someone, or prefering to undo an act.

I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
Poor, sad or regrettable.

The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

[edit] Synonyms

(possessing sorrow or regret): apologetic, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sad

[edit] Translations

grieved for the loss of some good, or prefering to undo an act

American Sign Language: A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert
Arabic: آسف ar(ar) ('aasif)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 遺憾 cmn(cmn), 遗憾 cmn(cmn) (yíhàn)
Czech: zarmoucený cs(cs) m.
Danish: ked af
Dutch: spijten nl(nl)
Finnish: pahoillaan fi(fi)
French: désolé fr(fr) m., désolée fr(fr) f.
German: (lit. "It causes me pain") Es tut mir leid de(de)
Hungarian: sajnál verb
Irish: brónach ga(ga)
Italian: scusa it(it)
Japanese: (disagree one's mistake) 残念な ja(ja) (zannen na), 遺憾な ja(ja) (ikan na); (agree one's mistake) すまない ja(ja) (sumanai), 申し訳ない ja(ja) (moushiwakenai); (regret) 残念な ja(ja) (zannen na), 遺憾な ja(ja) (ikan na), 恐縮な ja(ja) (kyōshuku na)

Kurdish: خه‌جاڵه‌ت, لێبوردن
Malay: maaf ms(ms)
Maltese: skużani
Norwegian: lei no(no)
Polish: przepraszam pl(pl), przykro mi pl(pl)
Portuguese: desculpa pt(pt)
Russian: жаль (žal’), сожалеющий ru(ru) (sožaléjuščij), огорчённый ru(ru) (ogorčónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: duilich gd(gd)
Spanish: disculpa es(es), disculpe es(es), discúlpame es(es)
Swedish: ledsen sv(sv)
Turkish: üzgün tr(tr)

poor, regrettable

American Sign Language: A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert
Czech: žalostný cs(cs) m.
Danish: sørgelig
Dutch: spijtig nl(nl)
Finnish: surkea fi(fi), surullinen fi(fi)
German: beklagenswert de(de), armselig de(de), traurig de(de)
Japanese: (poor) 気の毒な ja(ja) (kinodoku na), かわいそうな ja(ja) (kawaisō na); (regrettable) 残念な ja(ja) (zannen na), 遺憾な ja(ja) (ikan na)

Kurdish: په‌شیمان ku(ku)
Limburgish: zörgelik
Norwegian: sørgelig
Polish: przykry pl(pl), żałosny pl(pl)
Russian: жалкий ru(ru) (žálkij), плачевный ru(ru) (plačévnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: truagh gd(gd)
Spanish: lo siento es(es), pobre es(es) m. and f.
Swedish: sorglig sv(sv)

[edit] Interjection

sorry!

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

[edit] Synonyms

(request to repeat): I beg your pardon?, I'm sorry?, Come again?, Excuse me? (US)

[edit] Translations

expression of regret or sorrow

Afrikaans: jammer af(af)
Alutiiq: kingun'inartua
American Sign Language: A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert
Arabic: آسف ar(ar) ('aasif) m., آسفة ar(ar) ('aasifa) f., أنا آسف ar(ar) ('ána 'aasif) m., أنا آسفة ar(ar) ('ána 'aasifa) f.
Belarusian: (formal) выбачайце be(be) (vybačájce), (informal) выбачай be(be) (vybačáj)
Bosnian: oprostite bs(bs)
Bulgarian: (formal) извинете bg(bg) (izvenete), (informal) извине bg(bg) (izvene), съжалявам bg(bg) (săžaljavam)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 對不起 (deui3 bat1 hei2) (formal and written), 對唔住 (deui3 m4 jyu6), 唔好意思 (m4 hou2 yi3 si1), 唔該 (m4 goi1)

Mandarin: 對不起 cmn(cmn), 对不起 cmn(cmn) (duìbùqǐ), 抱歉 cmn(cmn) (bàoqiàn), 不好意思 cmn(cmn) (bù hǎoyìsi)
Czech: promiň cs(cs) (informal singular), promiňte cs(cs) (plural or formal singular), pardon cs(cs)
Danish: undskyld, beklager
Dutch: het spijt me, rouwig
Finnish: anteeksi, sori, olen 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
Greek: συγγνώμη el(el) (συγγνώμη)
Hebrew: סְלִיחָה he(he)
Hindi: कीजिए माफ hi(hi) (kīji'ē māpha)
Hungarian: elnézést hu(hu), elnézést kérek hu(hu), bocsánat hu(hu), bocs hu(hu) (informal)
Icelandic: fyrirgefðu is(is), afsakið is(is), fyrirgefðu mér is(is)
Irish: tá brón orm ga(ga)
Italian: scusi,scusa, mi scusi, mi scuso
Japanese: すみません ja(ja) (sumimasen), ごめんなさい ja(ja) (gomennasai), 失礼しました ja(ja) (shitsurei-shimashita)

Jingpho: tawng ban sai yaw
Karachay-Balkar: кечериксиз (keçeriksiz!)
Kurdish: ببووره‌
Limburgish: spietelik
Lithuanian: apgailestauju
Malay: maaf ms(ms)
Maltese: skużi, skużani
Mongolian: уучлаарай mn(mn) (uučlaarai)
Norwegian: unnskyld, beklager
Polish: przepraszam, przykro mi
Portuguese: desculpa
Romanian: îmi pare rău, scuză/scuză-mă (informal, familiar), scuzaţi/scuzaţi-mă (formal, polite)
Russian: простите/прости ru(ru) (prostíte/prostí) (formal/informal), извините/извини ru(ru) (izviníte/izviní) (formal/informal), прошу прощения ru(ru) (prošú proščénija), (informal) извиняюсь ru(ru) (izvinjájus’)
Scottish Gaelic: tha mi duilich gd(gd)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: извините (formal), извини (informal)

Roman: izvinite (formal), izvini (informal)
Slovak: (formal) prepáčte sk(sk), (informal) prepáč sk(sk), bohužiaľ sk(sk)
Slovene: (formal) oprostite sl(sl), (informal) oprosti sl(sl)
Spanish: discúlpame es(es), perdóname es(es), lo siento es(es)
Swedish: förlåt sv(sv)
Thai: ขอโทษ th(th) (kŏr tôht)
Turkish: pardon tr(tr), özür dilerim tr(tr) (literally "I apologize"), afedersin tr(tr) (colloquial; informal, singular), affedersin tr(tr) (written; informal, singular), afedersiniz tr(tr) (colloquial; formal, plural), affedersiniz tr(tr) (written; informal, singular) üzgünüm tr(tr) (literally "I am sorry")
Ukrainian: (formal) пробачте uk(uk) (probáčte), (informal) пробач uk(uk) (probáč), перепрошую uk(uk) (perepróšuju)
Vietnamese: xin lỗi vi(vi)

request to repeat

Arabic: عفواً! ar(ar) (`áfwan!), ماذا قلت؟ ar(ar) (maadha qúlta? (to m.) / maadha qúlti? (to f.))
Chinese:

Mandarin: 請再説一遍 cmn(cmn), 请再说一遍 cmn(cmn) (qǐng zài shuō yíbiàn), (less formal) 再説一遍 cmn(cmn), 再说一遍 cmn(cmn) (zài shuō yíbiàn), (plain) 什麼？ cmn(cmn), 什么？ cmn(cmn) (shénme), 哦？ cmn(cmn) (é?)
Czech: prosím cs(cs)?
Danish: undskyld da(da)
Dutch: sorry, pardon?
Finnish: anteeksi fi(fi)
French: désolé, excusez-moi, excuse-moi, pardon?, comment?, (plain) quoi fr(fr)
German: wie bitte? bitte?, (plain) wie de(de)
Hungarian: tessék?, elnézést, nem értem
Icelandic: afsakið?, fyrirgefðu?
Indonesian: maaf id(id)
Irish: gabh mo leithscéal ga(ga)
Italian: mi scusi, mi scuso

Japanese: もう一回 ja(ja) (もういっかい, mō ikkai), もう一度 ja(ja) (もういちど, mō ichido) add いってください (itte kudasai) (to the end to make the request more polite), (plain) 何？ ja(ja) (なに？, nani?), え？ ja(ja) (e?)
Kurdish: ببووره‌, به‌ڵێ
Limburgish: waat?
Norwegian: unnskyld
Polish: przepraszam?, słucham?
Portuguese: quê? como?; hein?
Russian: прошу прощения ru(ru) (prošú proščénija), что вы сказали ru(ru) (što vy skazáli)?, (plain) что? ru(ru) (čto?) (read: što)
Scottish Gaelic: b' àill leat gd(gd)? (informal singular), b' àill leibh gd(gd)? (plural or formal singular)
Serbian: molim?
Spanish: ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?, ¿ah? (Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, colloquial), ¿eh? (Cuba, Spain, colloquial), ¿mande? (Mexico, colloquial)
Swedish: ursäkta sv(sv), förlåt sv(sv)
Turkish: pardon tr(tr)?, efendim tr(tr)?

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Fijian: vosota sara
Georgian: ბოდიში (bodiši), უკაცრავად (ukatsravad)
Italian: mi dispiace
Korean: 실례합니다 (sillyehamnida), 죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida), 미안합니다 (mianhamnida)
Lithuanian: atsiprašau

Lojban: .u'u
Sudanese: Punten
Tamil: மன்னிக்கவும் (mannikkavum)
Tagalog: pasensiya na (informal), pasensiya na po (formal), sira (for adjective, 2)The southern tagalog term: Paumanhin related to greek word ipomoni (patience)
Welsh: mae'n flin gen i

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[edit] External links

sorry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
sorry in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

sorry

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