Sorry & Excuse Me in English: Hindi to English
Everyday phrases to apologise, excuse yourself and make things right. Here are all 14 phrases from the “Sorry & Excuse Me” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the Hindi you already think in, the natural English to say, and other answers the app also accepts.
Try it the way the app does: read the Hindi, say the English out loud, then tap ▶ to check how it sounds.
Practise 5 · Sorry & Excuse Me
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Sorry & Excuse Me: Hindi to English
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माफ़ करना।
Sorry.
Also accepted: “I'm sorry” · “Sorry about that”
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मुझे बहुत अफ़सोस है।
I'm really sorry.
Also accepted: “I am really sorry” · “I'm so sorry”
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ज़रा माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे जाना है।
Excuse me, I have to go.
Also accepted: “Excuse me, I need to go” · “Sorry, I have to leave”
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मेरी ग़लती थी।
It was my mistake.
Also accepted: “It was my fault” · “My mistake”
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देर से आने के लिए माफ़ी।
Sorry for being late.
Also accepted: “Sorry I'm late” · “Apologies for being late”
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मैं जान-बूझकर नहीं किया।
I didn't do it on purpose.
Also accepted: “I didn't mean to” · “It wasn't on purpose”
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मुझसे यह गलती हो गई।
I made a mistake.
Also accepted: “I made an error” · “I messed up”
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आपको तकलीफ़ देने के लिए माफ़ी।
Sorry for the trouble.
Also accepted: “Sorry to bother you” · “Sorry for the inconvenience”
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मुझे नहीं पता था, इसलिए माफ़ करना।
I didn't know, so I'm sorry.
Also accepted: “Sorry, I didn't know” · “I had no idea, sorry”
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आगे से ऐसा नहीं होगा।
It won't happen again.
Also accepted: “This won't happen again” · “I won't let it happen again”
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मुझे अपनी बात पर अफ़सोस है।
I'm sorry for what I said.
Also accepted: “I'm sorry about what I said” · “Sorry for my words”
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प्लीज़ मुझे माफ़ कर दो।
Please forgive me.
Also accepted: “Please forgive me for this” · “I hope you can forgive me”
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मैं आपकी जगह ले लूँगा, चिंता मत करो।
I'll make up for it, don't worry.
Also accepted: “I'll make it up to you” · “Let me make up for it”
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इंतज़ार करवाने के लिए माफ़ी चाहता हूँ।
I apologise for keeping you waiting.
Also accepted: “Sorry for making you wait” · “Sorry to keep you waiting”
“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.
Practise these out loud, offline
Reading a list is the easy half. In Hinglish you see each Hindi phrase, say the English, and the app checks your spoken answer — then brings back the ones you fumble through spaced review. This topic is one of 24 in its Spoken English track, alongside a 60-day course and a vocabulary track (1,365 phrases in all), and everything works without internet.
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