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# ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ

Maaf Karo

Say it**maaf KA-ro**Type**Phrase**

In short

Sorry in Punjabi is ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ (maaf karo), forgive me. To elders and in formal moments say ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (maaf karna) or ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ (mainu maaf kar dio), please forgive me. The reply that closes the matter is ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ (koi gall nahi), it is nothing.

## How it's used

1. 1ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ, ਮੈਂ ਲੇਟ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ੤Sorry, I got late. (a man speaking) _Everyday apology_
2. 2ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ ਜੀ੤Please forgive me. (respectful) _To an elder_
3. 3ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ੤No problem. _The reply_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਸੌਰੀ ਲਈ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ ਜੀ ਕਹੋ੤ ਗਲਤੀ ਮੰਨ ਲੈਣਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੈ੤ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ, ਭੁੱਲ ਜਾਓ੤

Sorry in Punjabi is **ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ (maaf karo)**, forgive me. The language grades the apology by respect, like everything else: one form for friends, a softer one for elders, and a full sentence for when you really mean it. This page gives the forms, how to own the mistake out loud, and the graceful reply that Punjabis give and expect.

## The phrase, part by part

**ਮਾਫ਼ (maaf)** \- forgiven, pardoned

**ਕਰੋ (karo)** \- do; the command form for equals and family

**ਕਰਨਾ (karna)** \- the respectful command, for elders and formal use

**ਮਾਫ਼ੀ (maafi)** \- forgiveness; ਮਾਫ਼ੀ ਮੰਗਣਾ (maafi mangna) is to ask for it, to apologise

**ਗਲਤੀ (galti)** \- a mistake; ਮੇਰੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਹੈ (meri galti hai), it is my mistake

## When to use it

With family and equals, **ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ (maaf karo)** handles everything from a bumped shoulder to being late. With an elder, a teacher or an official, rise to **ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (maaf karna)** or the full **ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ ਜੀ (mainu maaf kar dio ji)**, please forgive me. Young people also drop in the English sorry among themselves, and nobody blinks.

A Punjabi apology lands best when it names the fault: **ਮੇਰੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਹੈ (meri galti hai)**, it is my mistake, said plainly, repairs more than any long explanation. And when you are the one being apologised to, the page's reply below is the whole art: forgive quickly, and say so in so many words.

## What people say back

**ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ (koi gall nahi)** \- no problem, it is nothing; the reply that ends it

**ਕੋਈ ਨਹੀਂ (koi nahi)** \- it is nothing, the shorter form

**ਠੀਕ ਹੈ (theek hai)** \- it is alright

## How do you say sorry in Punjabi?

Sorry in Punjabi is ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ (maaf karo), forgive me. Respectfully, to elders, say ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (maaf karna) or ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ (mainu maaf kar dio).

## How do you apologise to an elder in Punjabi?

Use the respectful form with ji: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ ਜੀ (mainu maaf kar dio ji), and name the fault, ਮੇਰੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਹੈ (meri galti hai), it is my mistake.

## What does koi gall nahi mean?

ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ (koi gall nahi) means no problem, it is nothing. It is the standard reply to both sorry and thank you in Punjabi.

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Sources (2)
1. [Useful Punjabi phrases, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/punjabi.php)
2. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)
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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[The phrase, part by part](#s-k1)[When to use it](#s-k7)[What people say back](#s-k10)[How do you say sorry in Punjabi?](#s-k16)[How do you apologise to an elder in Punjabi?](#s-k18)[What does koi gall nahi mean?](#s-k20)

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