![\"Bouquet](\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo-1455758797458-c867ae8570fa.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Knowing how to say \u201csorry\u201d in Polish can be incredibly helpful. The word has much more uses than most people give it credit for, even if it is already considered to be one of the fundamental expressions in the language.<\/span><\/p>\n To find a use for one of the several phrases listed below, you don’t really need to have anything serious to apologize for. Saying \u201csorry\u201d in the right way might just as well help you\u00a0ask someone for clarification, save face when you’ve committed a blunder, or simply appear polite when it’s expected.<\/span><\/p>\n This article will teach you when and how to say \u201csorry\u201d in Polish to sound like a (perfectly polite) native speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’d like to know how to say \u201cthank you\u201d in Polish, check out\u00a0Saying \u201cThank You\u201d in Polish: 7 Key Phrases<\/strong>.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n (You can click the phrases to check their pronunciation at Forvo.)<\/p>\n This is the direct translation of \u201csorry\u201d, and the single most common way to apologize in Polish. In fact, the word has two primary uses:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’d like to say \u201csorry\u201d in Polish on someone else’s behalf (e.g. when talking to your company’s customers), you can say\u00a0przepraszamy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(\u201cwe are sorry\u201d)\u00a0to emphasize that the apology comes from the entire group.<\/p>\n Putting\u00a0bardzo<\/em> before or after\u00a0przepraszam <\/em>adds additional\u00a0emphasis to the apology.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’ve caused someone a lot of trouble or done something you’re really ashamed of, saying\u00a0bardzo przepraszam<\/em>\u00a0or przepraszam bardzo<\/em>\u00a0will let you express your regret. Other emphatic ways to apologize in Polish include\u00a0naprawd\u0119 przepraszam<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(\u201cI’m really sorry\u201d) and\u00a0strasznie przepraszam<\/em><\/strong> (\u201cI’m terribly sorry\u201d).<\/p>\n This is a personal way to ask for someone’s forgiveness, mostly reserved for situations where we have hurt them in some way.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’re addressing more than one person, the correct form is\u00a0wybaczcie<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n Note that\u00a0wybacz <\/strong><\/em>and wybaczcie<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>are only used when you’re on familiar terms with the other person. With strangers and casual acquaintances, the appropriate expression is\u00a0the impersonal\u00a0prosz\u0119 wybaczy\u0107<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n In English, \u201csorry\u201d is used for more than strictly apologizing. The Polish\u00a0przepraszam<\/em> is a bit less versatile, which means you should also learn a few other phrases that will help you get through tricky situations.<\/p>\n Unlike English, Polish has a separate phrase used when we simply want to empathize with someone.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you feel sorry for the other person because of something that wasn’t your fault, you can express your regret by saying\u00a0przykro mi.<\/em><\/p>\n It doesn’t really matter if you’re acting as the bearer of bad news (e.g. telling someone that they didn’t get the job they had interviewed for), or just hearing the news from that person (e.g. being told by your sister that she didn’t pass her driving test).<\/p>\n Just like with\u00a0przepraszam<\/em>, you can amplify it with\u00a0bardzo\u00a0<\/em>by saying\u00a0bardzo mi przykro<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n If you didn’t quite catch what someone has said, you can politely ask them to repeat it by saying\u00a0s\u0142ucham?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In English, this is mostly accomplished with words like \u201csorry?\u201d or \u201cpardon?\u201d. In Polish, the usual way to go about this is to say s\u0142ucham?\u00a0<\/em>with the same rising (question-like) intonation.<\/p>\n The literal translation of\u00a0s\u0142ucham<\/em> is \u201cI’m listening\u201d.<\/p>\n When someone apologizes to you and you want to assure them that there’s nothing to worry about, use any of the three phrases below:<\/p>\n To make your apology more specific, you can add the preposition\u00a0za\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>followed by a phrase in the accusative case:<\/p>\n If you need to add a longer explanation, precede it with the conjunction\u00a0\u017ce<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Or you can just get right to the point:<\/p>\n If you want to say you’re sorry when reacting to bad news, here’s how you can do it with\u00a0przykro mi<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Test your skills and see what you’ve learned from this article<\/strong> by playing a selection of Polish sentences with \u201csorry\u201d and related phrases:<\/strong><\/p>\nMost common ways to say \u201csorry\u201d in Polish<\/b><\/h2>\n
Przepraszam<\/a><\/i> (\u201csorry\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
Bardzo przepraszam<\/a> \/ przepraszam bardzo <\/a><\/i>(\u201cI’m very sorry\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Wybacz<\/i><\/a> (\u201cforgive me\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Other ways to say \u201csorry\u201d in Polish<\/b><\/h2>\n
Przykro mi<\/i><\/a> (\u201cI’m sorry\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
S\u0142ucham?<\/i><\/a> (\u201csorry?\u201d \/ \u201cpardon?\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Responding to \u201csorry\u201d in Polish<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
Example phrases with \u201csorry\u201d in Polish<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nChallenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n