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excuse me in Arabic

عَفْوًا! ʕafwan!

/ɛksˈkjuːz mi/

excuse me in Arabic: عَفْوًا! (ʕafwan!), مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟ (māḏā qulta?), مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟ (māḏā qulti?), مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكَ؟ (marra ṯāniya, min faḍlika?). In English, excuse me means said as a request to repeat information.

Arabic words for excuse me

request to repeat — see also come again, what, pardon
عَفْوًا! ʕafwan!, مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟ māḏā qulta?, مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟ māḏā qulti?, مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكَ؟ marra ṯāniya, min faḍlika?, مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكِ؟ marra ṯāniya, min faḍliki?, عُذْراً! ʕuḏran!
request for attention
عَن إِذْنَك ʕan ʔiḏnak, عَن إِذْنِك ʕan ʔiḏnik, عَفْوًا ʕafwan, عَذْرًا ʕaḏran
request to pass
المَعْذِرَة al-maʕḏira
sorry, as apology
اِعْذِرْنِي iʕḏirnī, آسِف! ʔāsif!, آسِفَة! ʔāsifa!

English meaning of excuse me

  1. phrase Said as a request to repeat information.
  2. phrase Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.
  3. phrase Said as a request for an individual's attention.
  4. phrase Said as a request to pass somebody.

Full definition of excuse me

excuse me in a sentence

  • Excuse me: can I get through please?
  • Oh, excuse me, I hadn't realized how late it was. I need to get home and make dinner.

Synonyms of excuse me

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Questions about excuse me in Arabic

What is the meaning of excuse me in Arabic?
Excuse me in Arabic is عَفْوًا! (ʕafwan!), مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟ (māḏā qulta?), مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟ (māḏā qulti?), مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكَ؟ (marra ṯāniya, min faḍlika?).
ما معنى كلمة excuse me؟
Excuse me: عَفْوًا! (ʕafwan!), مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟ (māḏā qulta?), مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟ (māḏā qulti?), مَرَّة ثَانِيَة، مِن فَضْلِكَ؟ (marra ṯāniya, min faḍlika?).
What does excuse me mean in English?
Excuse me means said as a request to repeat information.

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