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leid

"leid" means "sorry (es tut mir leid: I'm sorry)" in German. It is number 157 on the frequency list, in A1 (adj).

Meaning

sorry (es tut mir leid: I'm sorry)

IPA

/laɪ̯t/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Tut mir leid!
  Sorry!
  Tatoeba: Esperantostern / dag0310
• Oh, tut mir leid.
  Oh, I'm sorry.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CM
• Es tut mir leid.
  I'm sorry.
  Tatoeba: MikeMolto / CK

Learned together

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

• sicher safely
• nun now, at this moment
• zurück back
• genau just, exactly
• klar clear
• schön beautiful, nice
• gerade just, right now
• wohl probably
• raus out

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