disculpa

/disˈkulpa/

excuse me

Disculpa, ¿puedes repetir eso?

Excuse me, can you repeat that?

informal

A polite way to get someone's attention or apologize for a minor mistake

Disculpa, ¿esta es la parada para el museo?

Excuse me, is this the stop for the museum?

Disculpa, se me cayó el bolso.

Excuse me, I dropped my bag.

Used in informal contexts to politely interrupt or apologize. Can also be used as a noun meaning 'apology' or 'excuse'.

Collocations

disculpa porsorry forcon disculpawith my apologies

apologies for the inconvenience

without apology

For more formal situations, use 'perdón' instead of 'disculpa'.

Use 'disculpa' when you need to politely interrupt someone or apologize for a minor mistake.

From Latin 'disculpare' meaning 'to free from blame'

In some Spanish-speaking countries, 'disculpa' is used more commonly than 'perdón' for minor apologies. In others, they are interchangeable.

dis-

apart

prefix

-culpa

blame

root

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