"Io sono spiacente."
Translation:I am sorry.
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I believe "Mi dispiace" is more like "I apologize", whereas spiacente is like a quick "sorry!"
"i apologize" is "mi scuso".. "mi dispiace" and "sono spiacente" both means you are sorry..the former is more felt..like you're sorry for something bad..the latter is more "I'm sorry the office is close" (sono spiacente, l'ufficio è chiuso"
literally spiacente is "not liking"
I live in Italy and most often just say "scusa" or "scusami" for quick sorry, in my mind its like excuse my misunderstanding. Like someone at the register asks for 50 cents and I only give 40 by accident, I would probably say "scusa (or scusami), ecco, diece piu" or if i dont know the person at the till i might say the formal "mi scusi, ecco, diece piu" .. also if i accidentally run into someone at the grocery store, or need to pass, i would also say scusa, or mi scusi. I think it is common, as it is what I usually hear other people say too, but never 'sono spiacente' .. too me that seems like saying 'tough luck kiddo' or 'my bad' which kind of dilutes its sincerity as an apology
What's the etymology with that? Wouldn't dis (not) piace (like) mean disliking something?
Yes.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dispiacere
Pay attention to the pronoun and conjugation: It's mi dispiace and not io dispiaccio. You're literally saying "it displeases me".
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Spiacente (adjective)
"Sono spiacente" is used to apologize but only in cases of great formality, such as when speaking with a judge, a police, etc. Mainly it’s used to express empathy.
"Sono veramente spiacente".
"Sono davvero spiacente".
Dispiace (verb)
"My dispiace" is what is usually said to apologize.
"Mi dispiace di non avere richiamato".
"Mi dispiace non aver passato più tempo con te".
"Ho perso la calma e mi dispiace".
“Scusa, scusi, o mi scussi”
is used to apologize but is more informal. It is generally used to attract attention or ask for permission.
"Scusa, non ti avevo visto".
"Ho bisogno di passare. Mi scusi?"
"Mi scusi, signora, sta dimenticando le sue cose".
sorry to be a party pooper but its "scusami" but other than that what you said is very true.
I belive its for the beginners to understand better. The other words we haven't had yet. But io and sono we've already practiced and so it, it makes sense for beginners
That's right. "Sono spiacente" sounds reaaaally formal, no wonder you've never heard that
So, just starting out with the Italian language, 'sono spiacente' is a formal version of 'mi scuso'. Sono spiacente means 'I am (very/whole heartedly) sorry' as in something you've done wrong and feel very bad for. While Mi Scuso means 'im sorry' informally, as in sorry (my mistake, my bad, we are closed sorry, oops sorry, sorry ill get you the right pen). The reason we are taught spiacente at first in duolingo is because it uses sono and not Mi, and a foreigner using spiacente shows native speakers of Italian that we are very sorry for our mistake? Is this all true and correct? hahaha
Yes, it is much more common, but "Sono spiacente" whitout "io" or "Siamo spiacenti" (we are sorry) is common in formal language.
If I splash mud on a Ferrari I will say Io sono spiacente. If I splash mud on a Yugo I'll say scusi.
You're saying that Io sono spiacente is I feel realy sorry. And scusi like sorry for that. :P
Man, I even know the word 'dispiace' and it still didn't click. Aye, in the year I studied we were only ever taught 'mi dispiace'.
Some of the pronunciations need to be recorded again. I cannot understand the woman most of the time.
?? Mi dispiace seems like a more common way of expressing this? I've been to Italy more than a couple of times, and never heard this...
My husband is italian and he says spiacente is never used in this context. It's only like.... If the store is out of butter, oh, spiacente ("how unfortunate")
I haven't been on here in a while. Has this been changed from "mi dispiace"? I always thought this way to be more formal.
Sono spiacente may be translated both ways: I am sorry or I regret. they are equivalent!
In the three minutes since I did the last phrase with 'spiacente' in, it still hasn't picked up in usage...
This seems like a literal translation. I don't know Italian but am fluent in Spanish and know French. A lot of on-line translators translate literally. I have heard "mi dispiace," not this phrase.
Could you please tell me if lo is pronounced like a long u sound in english. I have listened to it repeatedly and don't feel certain of how it is being said.
mi dispiace is in common usage in Italy, and in my other courses. never heard of this word
I have never hear this since I came to stay in Italy, not even when I went to an Italian school. Most of the time they say "mi dispiace" or " mi scusi",but what one of my extra Italian teachers told me that"rammaricato" also works. Crazy right >_<
This is one of those that I'm definitely not going to learn. Mi dispiace does me fine. Hasn't failed me yet.
Yes. You can almost always leave off the subject pronoun. There should be no confusion with "essere" conjugating "io sono" and "loro sono" because since it's a stative verb, "spiacente" is an adjective that must agree with the subject, whether the subject is explicitly stated or not.
"ce" and "ci" are pronounced "che" and "chi". For example, "cintura" (belt) is pronounced "chin-tu-ra". Because there's a second vowel, "cioccolato" is pronounced "chok-ko-la-to", not "chi-ok-ko-la-to".
"sce" and "sci" are pronounced "she" and "shi".
Spiacente is way too old and formal. Mi dispiace or Scusami/Mi scusa for quick sorry
No estoy de acuerdo, unas veces me acepta I am sorry, y otras sólo sorry. Entonces porque me la rechaza.
Sí, en inglés, más formal es "I am sorry" --> "I'm sorry" --> "Sorry" es más informal.
I'm just a beginner and i'm really not sure, but isn't "io sono spiacente" more like "I am repented" than "I am sorry"?
I have never heard this combination. Io sono spiacente, but mit dispiace.
Insufficient information. We can't advise you if we don't know exactly what your entire answer was. It's possible you had an error somewhere.
So weird that they use spiacente instead of "mi dispiace" or "mi scusi". I have never heard "io sono spiacente" used.
I was so difficult when it says "spiacente" but others they say "scusami, or mi dispiance"
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The app didn't accept "I'm sorry" and pointed "I am sorry" as correct answer. This should be fixed in my opinion.
