What is the Swahili word for "I apologize"?

American English

I apologize

I apologize-naomba msamaha.svg

Swahili

naomba msamaha

Learn the word in this minigame:

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I hold the door-nashika mlango.svg

I tip my hat-navulia kofia yangu.svg

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we cuddle-naongoa.svg

we hold hands-tunashikana mikono.svg

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he cheated on me-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

she dumped me-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

he stood me up-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

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on-again, off-again

on-again, off-again-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

we are separated

we are separated-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

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we're seeing other people-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

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I'm heartbroken-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

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Example sentences

American EnglishI apologize to my boss for the mistake I made at work.

How "I apologize" is said across the globe.

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