The most common way to say sorry in Hakka is “paiˇ se (敗勢)” or “siidˋ liˊ(失禮).” Other than being used to apologize when one did something wrong, the two phrases also can be used in the scenario when people did nothing wrong, but they are embarrassed for causing trouble to others.
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Listen to “paiˇ se (敗勢)” in various accents:
Sixian accent (四縣腔): paiˇ se
Hailu accent (海陸腔): pai+ sheˇ
Dapu accent (大埔腔): pai+ sheˋ
Raoping accent (饒平腔): paiˇ sheˋ
Zhao-an accent (詔安腔): painn^ se^ (歹勢)
Listen to “siidˋ liˊ(失禮)” in various accents:
Sixian accent: siidˋ liˊ
Hailu accent: shid liˋ
Dapu accent: shid^ li+
Raoping accent: shidˋ liˇ
Zhao-an accent: sidˋ li^