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"Lo siento" would literally be "I'm sorry." You could also say "perdón." If it's an informal situation with someone you're familiar with, you could say "forgive me" with "perdóname" or "perdóneme" for a formal situation. "Todavía estoy aprendiendo español," is "I'm still learning Spanish."

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Ah.  Thank you very much.  I'm glad that I translated "I'm still learning Spanish" properly on my own.  I tried it myself before asking.  I just wanted confirmation or correction.  You were very helpful.  I had no idea you could apologize in so many different ways. 

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I tried using lo siento before. I know that is one of the phrases I can use to say sorry but the person I was talking to never said anything back. I thought I said something wrong or what not. It felt like I just made another blunder. I was relieved to know here though that I was using the right one and learned some more thanks

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I tried using lo siento before. I know that is one of the phrases I can use to say sorry but the person I was talking to never said anything back. I thought I said something wrong or what not. It felt like I just made another blunder. I was relieved to know here though that I was using the right one and learned some more thanks


It's possibly a long shot, but it might be because "lo siento," while correct and understood, is not used in every Spanish-speaking region. At least in Mexico City it feels like what we call colloquially "dub language;" which is to say it sounds a bit artificial compared to other words we'd use in those circumstances, like "perdón/disculpa."
That probably sounds weird, and I believe it's a cultural thing, but there are words and phrases we'd use over others compared to other cities or regions in this country, not to mention other countries.

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