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How do you say 'I'm sorry' in Spanish?

Lo siento means 'I'm sorry'.

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  1. Lo quiero
  2. Lo tengo
  3. Lo siento ✔

Why: Lo siento comes from sentir, 'to feel', so it is like 'I feel it' or 'I regret it'. Lo quiero means 'I want it' and lo tengo means 'I have it'.

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Answer: Lo siento. Lo siento comes from sentir, 'to feel', so it is like 'I feel it' or 'I regret it'. Lo quiero means 'I want it' and lo tengo means 'I have it'.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    lo siento (sentir) [I regret, I feel]
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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