47: How (and when) to say sorry in Italian

If you're traveling in Italy and you want to be polite, you'll need to know how to say sorry! Learn how to apologise like an Italian in this week's episode.

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Today's Italian words

Quando dici "mi dispiace" di solito? = When do you normally say sorry?

Quando = when

Dici = you say

Mi dispiace = I'm sorry (literally, "it displeases me" or "to me, it displeases")

Di solito = usually

Quando non ho moneta = when I don't have change

Quando = when

Non ho = I don't have

Moneta = change

Oppure quando qualcuno mi racconta un accaduto triste = or when someone tells me about a sad event.

Oppure = or

Quando = when

Qualcuno = someone

Mi racconta = tells me

Un accaduto = an event/occurance

Triste = sad