Kechirasiz

Excuse Me, Sorry

Level 1

Kechirasiz = excuse me, sorry. Use it before a question to a stranger or to apologize.

How It Works

How it is built: kechir- (forgive) + -a + -siz → kechirasiz, the present-future form for polite you. It is a fixed polite phrase, so you do not need to change it.

Two jobs:

  • Getting attention before a question: Kechirasiz, soat necha? (Excuse me, what time is it?) Then ask your question as usual, for example with qayerda: Kechirasiz, bekat qayerda? (Excuse me, where is the stop?)
  • Saying sorry: Kechirasiz, kechikdim. (Sorry, I am late.)

Other forms. Kechiring is the polite command "forgive me", and it is used in the same situations. With a close friend, use the sen form Kechir. Uzr is another short word for sorry: Uzr, bilmadim. (Sorry, I did not know.)

Examples (6)

  1. Kechirasiz, bekat qayerda?

    Excuse me, where is the stop?

    Word by Word: Excuse-me, stop where?

    Kechirasiz gets attention before the question.

  2. Kechirasiz, soat necha?

    Excuse me, what time is it?

    Word by Word: Excuse-me, hour how-many?

  3. Kechirasiz, kechikdim.

    Sorry, I am late.

    Word by Word: Sorry, I-was-late.

    Here it is an apology.

  4. Kechirasiz, inglizcha gapirasizmi?

    Excuse me, do you speak English?

    Word by Word: Excuse-me, in-English do-you-speak-Q?

  5. Kechir, doʻstim.

    Sorry, my friend.

    Word by Word: Forgive, my-friend.

    The familiar form, for a close friend.

  6. Uzr, bilmadim.

    Sorry, I did not know.

    Word by Word: Sorry, I-did-not-know.

Common Mistakes

  • Asking where something is with qayerga (where to) instead of qayerda (where).

    Kechirasiz, bekat qayerga?
    Kechirasiz, bekat qayerda?

    To ask where something is, use qayerda. Qayerga asks where someone is going.

How It Connects

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KechirasizLevel 1Excuse Me, Sorry

Learn This First

Builds on Present-Future Tense and Thank You.

Words in This Pattern

kechirasizkechirmoq