excuse me
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The meaning (definition) of the word excuse me
a polite way to get someone's attention
The word excuse me used in a sentence
“Leo said excuse me before walking past the crowded table.”
How the word excuse me is said around the world
| French | excuse-moi (ek-skewz MWAH) |
| Spanish | disculpa (dees-KOOL-pah) |
| Mandarin | 不好意思 (boo how ee suh) |
| Hindi | माफ़ कीजिए (MAHF KEE-jee-yay) |
| Arabic | عفوًا (AF-wan) |
| Russian | извините (eez-vee-NEE-tyeh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | com licença (kong lee-SEN-sah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | com licença (kohng lee-SENG-sah) |
| Japanese | すみません (soo-mee-mah-SEN) |
| German | Entschuldigung (ent-SHUUL-di-guung) |
| Urdu | معاف کیجیے (ma-AHF KEE-jee-yay) |
| Punjabi | ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (MAAF KAR-naa) |
| Korean | 잠깐만요 (jahm-kahn-MAHN-yoh) |
| Hebrew | סְלִיחָה (slee-KHAH) |
| Greek | με συγχωρείτε (meh seeng-kho-REE-teh) |
| Dutch | pardon (pahr-DON) |
| Tagalog | Paumanhin po (pah-oo-mahn-HEEN poh) |
| Vietnamese | xin phép (seen FEHP) |
| Turkish | affedersiniz (ah-feh-dehr-see-NEEZ) |
| Persian | ببخشید (be-bakh-SHEED) |
| Polish | przepraszam (psheh-PRAH-shahm) |
| Ukrainian | перепрошую (peh-reh-PROH-shoo-yoo) |
| Bengali | মাফ করবেন (mahf KOR-ben) |
| Swedish | ursäkta (UUR-shek-tah) |
| Italian | scusa (SKOO-zah) |
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