47: How (and when) to say sorry in Italian

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Today's Italian words

Quando dici "mi dispiace" di solito? = When do you normally say sorry?

Quando = when

Dici = you say

Mi dispiace = I'm sorry (literally, "it displeases me" or "to me, it displeases")

Di solito = usually

Quando non ho moneta = when I don't have change

Quando = when

Non ho = I don't have

Moneta = change

Oppure quando qualcuno mi racconta un accaduto triste = or when someone tells me about a sad event.

Oppure = or

Quando = when

Qualcuno = someone

Mi racconta = tells me

Un accaduto = an event/occurance

Triste = sad