How to Say ‘Sorry for being late.’ in Spain Spanish
Perdón por llegar tarde.
pehr-DON por yeh-GAHR TAR-deh
[pehr-DON por yeh-GAHR TAR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
Perdón
[pehr-DON]
sorry
Used here to start an apology.
Perdón por llegar tarde, profesor.
Sorry for arriving late, teacher.
Por llegar tarde
por yeh-GAHR TAR-deh
For arriving late
Explains the reason for the apology: arriving later than expected.
Perdón por llegar tarde.
Sorry for arriving late.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
for
Introduces the reason for the apology.
Te llamo para pedir perdón por llegar tarde.
I am calling to apologize for arriving late.
llegar
[yeh-GAHR]
to arrive
The verb meaning to get to a place.
No me gusta llegar tarde.
I do not like to arrive late.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
late
Used to describe arriving after the expected time.
Hoy vuelvo a llegar tarde.
Today I am arriving late again.
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