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Excuse me in Spanish

“Excuse me” in Spanish is con permiso, pronounced /kon peɾˈmi.so/. It's a set phrase, so it has no gender.

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In the narrow aisle of an Ecuadorian market, a lady with her hair tied back slips sideways between two people, her body leaning and one hand raised with an open palm in a polite gesture asking to pass, while the others step aside to let her through.
con permiso /kon peɾˈmi.so/ · phrase Hear the word

In a sentence

La señora dice con permiso al pasar frente a otras personas en el pasillo.

The lady says 'excuse me' when passing in front of other people in the aisle.

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Grammar note

Con permiso is for getting past someone or leaving a room. To get someone's attention, say disculpe. To apologize for bumping into someone, say perdón.

How to remember it

It means with permission. You're asking permission to pass.

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