Definition
Unfortunately is used to introduce bad news or something regrettable. It shows that the speaker is disappointed about what they are saying.
Etymology
From "unfortunate" plus "-ly," with "fortunate" coming from Latin "fortuna" meaning luck. The word marks a situation as touched by bad luck or an unwanted outcome.
Kelly Says
Writers lean on "unfortunately" as a soft cushion before dropping something negative—it prepares your emotions in advance. You can often spot it in polite emails where someone is about to say no or share a problem.
Translations
ARالعربية
للأسف
lil-as-saf
BNবাংলা
দুঃখজনক
du-kh-jan-k
CACatalà
per descomptat
per des-com-p-tat
CSČeština
Bohužel
bo-hu-žel
DADansk
desværre
de-svær-re
ELΕλληνικά
κατά τα λοιπά
ka-ta ta lo-i-pa
ESEspañol
por desgracia
por des-gra-sia
FAفارسی
متأسفانه
me-ta-as-fa-na
FISuomi
valitettavasti
va-li-te-ta-vasti
FRFrançais
malheureusement
mal-heu-reusement
HEעברית
לרוע המזל
la-ro-e ha-me-zal
HIहिन्दी
दुर्भाग्य से
dur-bha-gya-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
sayangnya
sa-ya-ng-a
ITItaliano
purtroppo
pur-tro-ppo
JA日本語
残念ながら
zannen-ni-na-ku
KKKK
жауапкершіліксіз
jawapker-shilik-siz
KMKM
មិនអោយសង្វេ
min a-oy sang-ve
MRMR
अन्यायपूर्ण
an-ya-ya-poor-n
MSBahasa Melayu
sayangnya
sa-ya-ng-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
helaas
he-laas
NONorsk
dessverre
dess-sver-re
PLPolski
niestety
ni-es-te-ty
PTPortuguês
infelizmente
in-fe-li-ci-men-te
RORomână
din păcate
din pa-ca-te
RUРусский
к сожалению
k ge-zhal-st-vu
SWKiswahili
bahati mbaya
ba-ha-ti m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
தவறாக
ta-va-ra-a-g
TEతెలుగు
చాలా దుఃఖకరమైన
chala-du-h-ka-ka-ra-ma-in
THไทย
น่าเสียดาย
na-si-ya-i
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntü verici
u-zünt-ü ver-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
на жаль
na-zh-al
URاردو
مایوس کنان
ma-y-oos-kan
VITiếng Việt
thật đáng tiếc
thật-dàng-tiếc