କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ
kshyama karibe
The English phrase "sorry" is expressed in Odia as କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kshyama karibe).
The phrase is used when seeking forgiveness for a mistake or an offense, rather than just expressing sympathy for someone's misfortune.
Meaning: expression of regret or sorrow (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of କ୍ଷମା (kshyama) meaning "forgiveness" and କରିବେ (karibe) meaning "will do" (polite form), literally translating to "will you do forgiveness".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ is a polite way to apologize to elders, strangers or in formal settings. For a more formal expression of "Please forgive me", you can use କ୍ଷମା କରନ୍ତୁ. In contrast, if you want to say "I made a mistake" in an informal way, you would use ମୁଁ ଚୁକିପଡିଲି.
How do you pronounce it?
kshyama karibe
Did you know?
- While କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ asks for forgiveness, Odia speakers often avoid using it for small social accidents like bumping into someone, preferring a simple smile or a nod.
- In Odia culture, apologizing often involves a physical gesture of humility, such as bowing slightly or joining hands in a 'Namaste' position, which adds more weight to କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ than just the words themselves.
- The word କ୍ଷମା shares its phonetic DNA with the concept of 'patience' and 'forbearance' in many Indo-Aryan contexts, linking a request for sorry to the quality of being able to endure.
Examples in context
- ମୋର ଭୁଲ୍ ପାଇଁ କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ।mora bhul pain khyama karibe.Please forgive me for my mistake.
- ଅଧିକ ବିଳମ୍ବ ପାଇଁ କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ।adhika bilamba pain khyama karibe.Please forgive me for the late arrival.
Example conversation
Akash accidentally bumps into Puja in a crowded market.
- ଆକାଶ Akashକ୍ଷମା କରିବେ, ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ଧକ୍କା ଦେଲି।khyamā karibe, mu āpaṇanku dhakkā deli.Sorry, I bumped into you.
- ପୂଜା Pujaଠିକ୍ ଅଛି, କିଛି ଅସୁବିଧା ନାହିଁ।thik achhi, kichi asubidhā nāhi.It's okay, no problem.
- ଆକାଶ Akashଆପଣଙ୍କୁ କିଛି ଲାଗିଲା କି?āpaṇanku kichi lāgilā ki?Did you get hurt?
- ପୂଜା Pujaନା, ମୁଁ ଠିକ୍ ଅଛି, ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ।nā, mu thik achhi, dhanyabāda.No, I am fine, thank you.
