Sorry in Malayalam
The spoken sorry is ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kshamikkanam), which literally asks the other person to forgive you and does the work of both sorry and excuse me. It is what you say when you step on a foot in a bus or interrupt someone. Malayalis also use the English word freely, but this is the native phrase.
Sorry, pardon me, excuse me, said when apologising.
ക്ഷമിക്കണം, ഞാൻ വൈകി.
kshamikkanam, njan vaiki.
Sorry, I am late.
All Malayalam words for “sorry”
- ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kshamikkanam) — Sorry, pardon me, excuse me, said when apologising.
- ഖേദിക്കുക (gedikkuka) — Be sorry, regret, repent.
- പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക (pashchaathapikkuka) — Be sorry for, regret, repent, be penitent.
- വ്യസനിക്കുക (vyasanikkuka) — Feel sorry, grieve, regret, feel pain.
The other three entries are verbs about feeling sorry rather than saying it: ഖേദിക്കുക (gedikkuka) and പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക (pashchaathapikkuka) mean to regret or repent, and വ്യസനിക്കുക (vyasanikkuka) is to grieve over something.
Common questions
How do you say sorry in Malayalam?
Say ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kshamikkanam), literally please forgive me.
How do you say that you feel sorry about something?
Use a verb rather than the apology phrase: പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക (pashchaathapikkuka) for regretting an act, വ്യസനിക്കുക (vyasanikkuka) for being pained by it.