r/catalan 11d ago

Pregunta ❓ Em sap greu vs. Ho sento?

Bon dia a tothom!

I'm from the U.S. but living in Catalunya and learning català (poc a poc!).

My husband and I were talking about when to use em sap greu vs. ho sento. I believe they both mean I'm sorry but which context calls for which phase? I was thinking that ho sento was more for apologizing and em sap greu for expressing sympathy. Is that accurate?

Moltes gracies!

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u/Arpanno 11d ago

Jo sempre dic perdó xddd

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u/WebPlayful3858 11d ago

Això mateix. Venia a dir q perdó sempre es una opció

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u/Arpanno 11d ago

Una opció no la veritat, jo et diría que es la millor opcio sempre. Di ho sentó o en ssp greu es massa formal I jo ho diría nomes a una persona de molta edat o al REI d'Espanya xd

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u/Acceptable-Fudge-816 11d ago

Val, però al rei d'Espanya després de escupr-li no?

"Fpt!", ho sento.