Apology Acceptance

Question

Hello. I would like to know different ways one can accept apologies in Spanish. Ya sé como decir "I'm sorry" y cosas así pero ahora quiero saber lo que se dice para responder a eso (aparte de "está bien"... supongo... no sé si eso es usado, de verdad).

Además para los hispanohablantes, aquí está una lista de maneras de aceptar una discupla, en inglés claro :

• It's okay
• No problem
• Don't worry about it
• It's nothing
• Apology accepted
• I forgive you (or: You're forgiven - however this can come off as a bit snarky [see definition here]

Those familiar with the English language, feel free to add on to this list

Quienes están familiarizados con el idioma española, corrégenme si quieren

Muchas Gracias!

Edited to: add the part of my post that was cut off for some odd reason...

Nice, Goldie - margaretbl, Feb 1, 2011

Thanks :o] - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 1

Acepto tus disculpas, no hay problema.

Descuida, no ha pasado nada.

No tengo nada que perdonarte. Está bien. or Te perdono, no hay problema.

No te mortifiques.

No te hagas lío.

No fue nada.

A lo hecho, pecho.

Aquí no ha pasado nada.

Olvídalo.Ya lo he puesto en el baúl de los recuerdos.

Thanks :) I might be wrong but I thought the "hecho-pecho" thing was associated with "man-up", "deal with it", etc... Could you clear this up for me? - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 2

"Yo perdono pero no olvido, así que ándate con cuidado, que te espero en la bajadita"

("I may forgive but never forget, so watch out, bub, for I'll be keeping my eyes on you")

Well, this is how I accept "apologies", anyway.

Well if someone says sorry to me I say don't be sorry be careful, well it depends how big the guy is he he. - kenwilliams, Feb 1, 2011

Gekkosan, can you give me the literal translation of your "apology acceptance" above, esp. "en la bajadita?" Thnx! - cristalino, Feb 1, 2011

¡Tema el lagarto pequeño! - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 1, 2011

@Cristalino: Literal translation is: "I'll be waiting for you on the way down". - Gekkosan, Feb 1, 2011

haha, I like that. I might use it, hehe - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Oh how interesting, and I was thinking it was another threat (like I'll be waiting for you around the corner - or inthe hollow of the road or something!) - margaretbl, Feb 1, 2011

@Margaret: well, it is sort of a threat. But really more of a warning. - Gekkosan, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 3

Si, se puede decir:

No hay problema =No problem (lit there is no problem)**

No te preocupes = Don't worry about it!

No pasa nada = (You can use this in this kind of way but I have forgotten the best way to translate this as it is more idiomatic and does not translate as easily as the other ones)

= es nada = Its nothing

No hay de que = don't mention it

(I think you can use this one in this context.. although I usually use it in response to when people thank me)

I hope this helps

Muchas gracias Feliz. Me ayudaron :) aunque me preguntaba si hubo otras maneras/frases (un poco mas "unparallel" for lack of a better word) que se usan. I usually associate that with "you're welcome's" but then again, I guess we do that in English, too. - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 4

Es nada, no hay de que, no pasa nada, no problema.

Así que muchos de suyos son como los nuestros... - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 5

"No tenga cuidado" comes to mind...

What does that mean? Literally or otherwise? I know that "ten(ga) cuidado" means "be careful" but with "no" in front of it, it seems strange.. like "don't be careful". Can I assume that it means something like: Don't worry about it; Don't pay it any mind? - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

It means- no need for you to worry - gone, Feb 1, 2011

Ok, good. I was on the right path. Thanks :) - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 6

mistake sorry

No hay problema ::) jejeje - FELIZ77, Feb 1, 2011

lol. Yay for an actual demonstration :D - Goldie_Miel, Feb 1, 2011