Amharic Conversations
20 Ways to say sorry in Amharic
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- ይቅርታ፣ አላስተዋልኩትም ነበር። I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that. (yik’irita, alastewalikutim neber.)
- በጣም ይቅርታ፣ ስላላወቅኩ ነው። I’m so sorry about that—I didn’t know. (bet’am yik’irita, silalawoqku new.)
- ይቅርታ ሆን ብየ አይደለም፣ እንደት ነው የሚስተካክለው? I didn’t mean to do that. Is there any way I can fix it? (yik’irita hon biye ayidelem, endet new yemistikakilew?)
- ውይ፣ ይቅርታ! Oops! Sorry about that. (weyi, yik’irita!)
- ውይ! My bad. (weyi!)
- ላናድድህ ፈልጌ አልነበረም! I didn’t mean to upset you! (lanadidih felige alneberem!)
- ሶሪ፣ የኔ ጥፋት ነው። Sorry, it’s my fault. (sori, yene t’ifat new.)
- ስላስጠበኩሽ ይቅርታ። Sorry for keeping you waiting. (silasitebekush yik’irita.)
- ስላረፈድኩ ይቅርታ። Sorry I’m late. (silarefedu yik’irita.)
- ይቅርታ! I’m sorry. (yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m so sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m very sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m terribly sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- ይቅርታ። እንደዛ ላደርግ ፈልጌ አልነበረም። Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that. (yik’irita. endezza laderg felige alneberem.)
- ይቅርታ! Sorry about that. (yik’irita!)
- ይቅርታ ታደርግልኛለህ? Can you forgive me? (yik’irita tadergilignalih?)
- ለ___ይቅርታ እጠይቃለሁ። I apologize for… (le___ yik’irita it’eyik’alew.)
- እባክሽን ይቅርታ አድርጊልኝ? Please forgive me. (ebak’sh yik’irita adergilign?)
- እንዴት ብየ ይቅርታ እንደምጠይቅ ራሱ አላውቅም! How should I apologize to you? (endet biye yik’irita endemit’eyik r’asu alawk’im!)
- ይቅርታሽን እጠይቃለሁ። I beg your pardon. (yik’irtashn it’eyik’alew.)
10 Amharic Phrases to Respond to an Apology
- ምንም አይደል That’s all right.
- ስለሱ አትጨነቅ Don’t worry about it.
- አታስብ Forget it.
- ችግር የለም No problem.
- ምንም አታስብ፣ ግደለም Never mind.
- ምንም ችግር የለውም / ምንም ማለት አይደለም። Doesn’t really matter.
- ምንም አይደልኮ No big thing.
- ያንተ/ች ጥፋት አይደለም It’s not your fault.
- አያሳስብህ/ሽ Think nothing of it.
- እባክህን ራስህን አትውቀስ Please don’t blame yourself.
Dialogue: (ንግግር)
- A: ለቅድሙ ይቅርታ እሽ፣ ላናድድሽ ፈልጌ አይደለም። I’m so sorry about earlier—I didn’t mean to upset you.
- B: ምንም አይደል። ሆን ብለሽ እንዳልሆነ አውቂያለሁ። It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean to.
- A: ስለተረዳሽኝ አመሰግናለሁ። ለሌላ ጊዜ ጥንቃቄ አደርጋለሁ። Thanks for understanding. I’ll be more careful next time.
- B: ችግር የለም። ሁላችንም እንሳሳታለን። No problem. We all make mistakes.
- A: ትእግስተኛነትሽን በጣም አደንቃለሁ። ድጋሜ አይለምደኝም። I really appreciate your patience. I won’t let it happen again.
- B: ምንም አይደል። እሱን እንርሳውና እንቀጥል። It’s fine. Let’s just forget about it and move forward.
- A: እሽ፣ ይቅርታየን ስለቀበልሽኝ ደስ ብሎኛ። መቀጠል እንችላለን። Absolutely, I’m glad we can move on.
- B: እኔም። ሁሉም ነገር ደህና ነው። Me too. Everything’s good.
ይህንን ፖስት ለወዳጅ ዘመዶቻችሁም ሸር ማድረግ አትርሱ።
Here are about 20 phrases we use to apologize to people in Amharic, along with their meanings and pronunciations. At the end, you will also find a sample dialogue.
Try to memorize some of the expressions by reading them over and over again out loud and applying them in your daily conversations. This is how you can learn Amharic quickly. You will learn a lot in the process. So, study and practice hard!
20 phrases we use to apologize to people in Amharic
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- ይቅርታ፣ አላስተዋልኩትም ነበር። I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that. (yik’irita, alastewalikutim neber.)
- በጣም ይቅርታ፣ ስላላወቅኩ ነው። I’m so sorry about that—I didn’t know. (bet’am yik’irita, silalawoqku new.)
- ይቅርታ ሆን ብየ አይደለም፣ እንደት ነው የሚስተካክለው? I didn’t mean to do that. Is there any way I can fix it? (yik’irita hon biye ayidelem, endet new yemistikakilew?)
- ውይ፣ ይቅርታ! Oops! Sorry about that. (weyi, yik’irita!)
- ውይ! My bad. (weyi!)
- ላናድድህ ፈልጌ አልነበረም! I didn’t mean to upset you! (lanadidih felige alneberem!)
- ሶሪ፣ የኔ ጥፋት ነው። Sorry, it’s my fault. (sori, yene t’ifat new.)
- ስላስጠበኩሽ ይቅርታ። Sorry for keeping you waiting. (silasitebekush yik’irita.)
- ስላረፈድኩ ይቅርታ። Sorry I’m late. (silarefedu yik’irita.)
- ይቅርታ! I’m sorry. (yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m so sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m very sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- በጣም ይቅርታ! I’m terribly sorry. (bet’am yik’irita!)
- ይቅርታ። እንደዛ ላደርግ ፈልጌ አልነበረም። Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that. (yik’irita. endezza laderg felige alneberem.)
- ይቅርታ! Sorry about that. (yik’irita!)
- ይቅርታ ታደርግልኛለህ? Can you forgive me? (yik’irita tadergilignalih?)
- ለ___ይቅርታ እጠይቃለሁ። I apologize for… (le___ yik’irita it’eyik’alew.)
- እባክሽን ይቅርታ አድርጊልኝ? Please forgive me. (ebak’sh yik’irita adergilign?)
- እንዴት ብየ ይቅርታ እንደምጠይቅ ራሱ አላውቅም! How should I apologize to you? (endet biye yik’irita endemit’eyik r’asu alawk’im!)
- ይቅርታሽን እጠይቃለሁ። I beg your pardon. (yik’irtashn it’eyik’alew.)
10 Amharic Phrases to Respond to an Apology
- ምንም አይደል That’s all right.
- ስለሱ አትጨነቅ Don’t worry about it.
- አታስብ Forget it.
- ችግር የለም No problem.
- ምንም አታስብ፣ ግደለም Never mind.
- ምንም ችግር የለውም / ምንም ማለት አይደለም። Doesn’t really matter.
- ምንም አይደልኮ No big thing.
- ያንተ/ች ጥፋት አይደለም It’s not your fault.
- አያሳስብህ/ሽ Think nothing of it.
- እባክህን ራስህን አትውቀስ Please don’t blame yourself.
Dialogue: (ንግግር)
- A: ለቅድሙ ይቅርታ እሽ፣ ላናድድሽ ፈልጌ አይደለም። I’m so sorry about earlier—I didn’t mean to upset you.
- B: ምንም አይደል። ሆን ብለሽ እንዳልሆነ አውቂያለሁ። It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean to.
- A: ስለተረዳሽኝ አመሰግናለሁ። ለሌላ ጊዜ ጥንቃቄ አደርጋለሁ። Thanks for understanding. I’ll be more careful next time.
- B: ችግር የለም። ሁላችንም እንሳሳታለን። No problem. We all make mistakes.
- A: ትእግስተኛነትሽን በጣም አደንቃለሁ። ድጋሜ አይለምደኝም። I really appreciate your patience. I won’t let it happen again.
- B: ምንም አይደል። እሱን እንርሳውና እንቀጥል። It’s fine. Let’s just forget about it and move forward.
- A: እሽ፣ ይቅርታየን ስለቀበልሽኝ ደስ ብሎኛ። መቀጠል እንችላለን። Absolutely, I’m glad we can move on.
- B: እኔም። ሁሉም ነገር ደህና ነው። Me too. Everything’s good.
ይህንን ፖስት ለወዳጅ ዘመዶቻችሁም ሸር ማድረግ አትርሱ።