How to say "i'm sorry" in German?

In German "i'm sorry" translates to Es tut mir leid

Transliteration: ess toot meer lyt

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät komme.

🗣️ ess toot meer lyt, dahss eek tsoo shpayt KOM-muh.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry that I'm late.

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät bin.

🗣️ Ess toot meer lydt, dahss ich tsoo shpayt bin.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry that I'm late.

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann Ihnen nicht helfen.

🗣️ ess toot meer lydt, ah-ber eek kahn ee-nen neekt helf-en.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät bin.

🗣️ dass eek tsoo shpeht bin.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry that I'm late.

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät komme.

🗣️ Ess toot meer lydt, dahss eek tsoo shpayt kohm-muh.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry that I'm late.

🇩🇪 Es tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät komme.

🗣️ ess toot meer lyt, dahss ich tsoo spayt koh-meh.

🇺🇸 I'm sorry that I'm late.

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How to say "i'm sorry" in German?

You can use the word "Es tut mir leid" which translates to "I'm sorry".

How to pronounce "Es tut mir leid" (i'm sorry) in German?

The word "Es tut mir leid" is pronounced as "ess toot meer lyt".

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