Perdona (en. Sorry)

/peɾˈðona/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To excuse or forgive someone for something they have done.

Sorry for making you wait.

Perdona que te haya hecho esperar.

To excuse an offense or mistake.

Sorry for what I said, it wasn't my intention.

Perdona por lo que dije, no fue mi intención.

To request forgiveness for a fault or inconvenience.

Sorry, I didn't know you were busy.

Perdona, no sabía que estabas ocupado.

It comes from the Latin 'perdonare', which means 'to let go' or 'to forgive'.

forgive the inconvenience

Sorry for causing inconvenience.

perdona la molestia

forgive me for interrupting you

Sorry for interrupting your conversation.

perdona que te interrumpa

forgive my ignorance

Sorry if I don't know something.

perdona la ignorancia

pardon

The action of forgiving.

perdón

to forgive

To grant pardon to someone.

perdonar

to exculpate

To say that someone is not guilty of something.

exculpar

To apologize informally.

If you make a mistake, just say 'sorry' and move on.

Si cometes un error, solo di 'perdona' y sigue adelante.

A friendly way to acknowledge a mistake.

When you forgot my birthday, you just said 'sorry' and we laughed.

Cuando te olvidaste de mi cumpleaños, solo dijiste 'perdona' y nos reímos.