xin lỗi

Vietnamese

Vietnamese phrasebook

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Etymology

xin (“to beg”) +‎ lỗi (“mistake”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sin˧˧ loj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sin˧˧ loj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨn˧˧ loj˨˩˦]

Verb

xin lỗi

1. to apologise

Interjection

xin lỗi

1. sorry, excuse me, pardon me