No. 3,125 in Catalan
perdó
"Perdó" means "forgiveness" or "excuse" in English.
In a sentence
Perdó, pots repetir això, si us plau, no ho he entès bé.
Sorry, can you repeat that, please, I didn't understand it well.
Used as an apology to request a repeat due to not hearing clearly.
Demano perdó per haver arribat tard.
I apologize for being late.
Used to explicitly ask for forgiveness for an action committed.
Perdó, hem de prendre el pròxim tren.
Excuse me, we need to take the next train.
Used as a polite interjection to initiate a clarification or action while addressing someone.
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