perdón

forgiveness

excuse me

el perdón, perdón(

pehr

dohn

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (act of forgiving)

a. forgiveness

Solo Dios puede darte el perdón que buscas.Only God can grant the forgiveness you seek.

b. pardon (law)

El gobernador le extendió el perdón al prisionero.The governor granted the inmate a pardon.

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).

interjection

2. (used to ask forgiveness)

a. excuse me

Perdón, ¿me puede dar la hora?Excuse me, do you have the time?

b. pardon me

Perdón, no te oigo con la música.Pardon me, I can't hear you over the music.

c. sorry

¡Perdón! No fue mi intención pisarte el pie.Sorry! I didn't mean to step on your foot.

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pedir perdón	to apologize
perdón, yo no hablo inglés	sorry, I can't speak English
tienen que pedirle perdón a su vecino	you have to apologize to your neighbor
si eres injusto con alguien, debes pedir perdón	if you're unfair to someone, you should apologize
perdón, me equivoqué de número	sorry, I got the wrong number
ay, perdón	oh, sorry
perdón, me equivoqué	I'm sorry, I made a mistake
perdón por mi mal inglés	I'm sorry my English is so bad
perdón por terciar	sorry to intervene
perdón, no fue mi intención	sorry, I didn't mean to
perdón, no tuve la intención de	sorry, I didn't mean to
perdón, no quise	sorry, I didn't mean to