How to say "sorry / excuse me (formal)" in Italian?

In Italian "sorry / excuse me (formal)" translates to  Perdoni 

Transliteration: pehr-doh-nee

🇮🇹 Perdoni, potrebbe aiutarmi?

🗣️ pehr-doh-nee, poh-trehb-beh ah-yoo-tahr-mee?

🇺🇸 Sorry, could you help me?



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How to say "sorry / excuse me (formal)" in Italian?

You can use the word "Perdoni" which translates to "Sorry / Excuse me (formal)".

How to pronounce "Perdoni" (sorry / excuse me (formal)) in Italian?

The word "Perdoni" is pronounced as "pehr-doh-nee".

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