How to say "sorry" in Amharic

ይቅርታ
/yqrta/

“sorry” in Amharic is ይቅርታ, pronounced yqrta.

Also spelled

You may see it romanized as yqrta, ykrta, iqrta, yeqrta.

Example sentences

እባክህ ይቅርታ
Please, excuse me
ስለምታዝን ይቅርታ እጠይቃለሁ።
Because you are sad I am asking forgiveness.
ይቅርታ ስለጠየቀ ይቅር ብዬዋለሁ።
Because he asked forgiveness I have forgiven him.
ወዳጅህም ይቅርታ ይጠይቃል።
Your friend too is asking forgiveness.

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