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scusa

"scusa" means "sorry!" in Italian. It is number 302 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

sorry!; apology, excuse; excuse, justification, pretext

IPA

/ˈsku.za/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Oh, scusa.
  Oh, sorry.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / Ricardo14
• Scusa? Come?
  Sorry? Pardon?
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / shekitten
• Scusa, stai bene?
  Excuse me, are you well?
  Tatoeba: carlosalberto / carlosalberto

Learned together

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

• tre three
• questi the aforementioned person
• ai to the, at the
• degli of the, from the
• forza cheer up!
• okay okay!
• stesso same, equal
• notte night
• sotto under, beneath, underneath

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