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pardon

"pardon" means "excuse me" in French. It is number 380 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

excuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness

IPA

/paʁ.dɔ̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Oh, pardon !
  Oh, sorry.
  Tatoeba: Micsmithel / Ricardo14
• Je demande pardon.
  I apologise.
  Tatoeba: Bruno / ApioDelPueblo
• Demande-leur pardon.
  Apologize to them.
  Tatoeba: lbdx / CH

Learned together

In the course, "pardon" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• elles they
• contre against
• sous below, under
• car as, since, because, for
• aucun no, none, not any
• ni neither
• attention look out! watch out! careful!
• dont of/from whom/which, whose
• côté as for, in terms of

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