excuse-moi pour le retard
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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| excuse (2nd person singular, imperative) | excuse |
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| me (for emphasis) | moi |
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| for; to | pour |
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| the (masculine) | le |
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| late (short form) | retard |
Summary
The French translation for “sorry for being late (informal)” is excuse-moi pour le retard. The French, excuse-moi pour le retard, can be broken down into 5 parts:"excuse (2nd person singular, imperative)" (excuse), "me (for emphasis)" (moi), "for; to" (pour), "the (masculine)" (le) and "late (short form)" (retard).See also
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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| sorry for being late (formal or plural) | excusez-moi pour le retard |
