Azafady, Miala tsiny : apologies
azafady, miala tsiny or “Sorry” and “excuse me” are used for the same situations (before/after doing something wrong) in the malagasy language:
You catch someone’s attention: use azafady (or miala tsiny)
Azafady! : sorry/ excuse me
Miala tsiny: excuse me / sorry
Mangata-pamelàna: I beg for your forgiveness
Mifona aho: I’m so sorry , I request your forgiveness (I will not do it again)
Mibebaka aho : I repent ( if you are repenting for your sins)
Tena diso aho: I am responsible for this
Milèla-paladia aho : (literally: I lick your feet) figuratively: I am awfully sorry, forgive me! (not to use unless you've killed the cat? or someone?)
Mivalo aho: I beg your pardon
Mitoraka saloy fito aho: (I give you seven salutes) I am awfully sorry, I beg your pardon
Reply: valiny
Tsy maninona/ tsy maninona ka: That’s all right
An,an,an, tsisy tsiny: that’s quite all right
Tsy narary ka: I was not hurt
Tsisy kôa: don’t worry about it (familiar)
Tsy olana/ tsy misy olana : no problem/ no worry
Tsisy prôblema: no problem/ no worry
Tsy manahy= don't worry about it
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Situations
A- Vaky ny fitaratra, miala tsiny aho! The mirror is broken , I’m sorry
Miala tsiny?! Mifona hoe fa tena diso ianao. Sorry? Say that you ask for forgiveness because it’s your fault
Mifona ary aho e.: I request your forgiveness
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B-Azafady fa tara aho: Sorry , I’m late
Tsisy tsiny: no problem
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C-Tena voasitoko ity dia nianjera dia…miala tsiny fa potika be?! Mangata-pamelana!
I pulled on it and it fell and was smashed, I’m so sorry. I request your forgiveness
An? Potika?! Grr ! tsy problema e
What? It’s smashed? Grr! No problem
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D-Adinoko ny bokinao, fa azafady
I’m sorry I forgot your book
Tsisy kôa e
No worry
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D-Tena rovitra ny akanjonao fa voahitsako
I tread on your dress and it is torn
Ss, tsisy problema, mividy indray!
Huh, no worry, I will buy another one!
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Remember
Azafady: sorry
Miala tsiny : sorry
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Fanazarana:
What should you say?
1-Tara aho/ tara fotoana aho: I’m late
2-Voahitsako ny tongotrao: I've tread on your foot
3-Vaky ny vera: I dropped the glass
4-Nandainga aho!: I lied
Valiny:
for all, use sorry/ that's all right= azafady, so on / tsisy tsiny, so on
1- azafady fa tara aho/ azafady, tara fotoana aho= tsisy tsiny
2-Voahitsako ny tongotrao, fa azafady =Tsisy prôblema
3-azafady, vaky ny vera= tsy maninona
4-azafady fa nandainga aho= tsy misy olana
a feedback by screen: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_translate_English_into_Malagasy
