¿Me perdonas?

Me means me as the object of the verb.
So perdonar is to forgive, and me perdonas means you forgive me.

Spanish often uses object pronouns like me, te, lo/la, nos before the verb:

• Me perdonas = you forgive me
• Te perdono = I forgive you

Because perdonas is the tú form of the verb perdonar in the present tense.

Present tense:

• yo perdono = I forgive
• tú perdonas = you forgive
• él/ella/usted perdona = he/she/you forgive(s)

So ¿Me perdonas? is talking to one person informally: Do you forgive me?

It is informal, because perdonas is the tú form.

If you want to speak formally to one person, you would say:

• ¿Me perdona?

In Spain, you use:

• tú with friends, family, children, many coworkers, and in most casual situations
• usted in more formal or respectful situations

Because Spanish often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

The ending -as in perdonas already tells you it is tú.
So:

• ¿Tú me perdonas? and ¿Me perdonas? are both correct

Usually, Spanish leaves out tú unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• ¿Tú me perdonas? can sound more emphatic, like You forgive me?

Literally, it is Do you forgive me? because it uses the present tense.

But in real use, Spanish present tense often covers the idea of an English request like Will you forgive me? as well. So depending on context, it can feel like:

• Do you forgive me?
• Will you forgive me?
• Can you forgive me?

The exact English translation depends on the situation, but the Spanish sentence itself is very natural.

A simple Spain Spanish pronunciation guide would be:

meh pehr-DOH-nas

A few details:

• me sounds like meh
• r in perdonas is a soft tapped r
• stress falls on do: per-DO-nas

In standard Spain Spanish, the d in the middle is usually softer than in English.

Both are about asking for forgiveness, but they feel a little different.

• ¿Me perdonas? = Do/Will you forgive me?
  This is a direct question asking whether the person forgives you.

• Perdóname = Forgive me
  This is an imperative, so it is more like a direct request.

So:

• ¿Me perdonas? sounds like you are asking emotionally or checking if forgiveness is possible.
• Perdóname sounds more like please forgive me.

Both are common and natural.

Spanish uses two question marks:

• ¿ at the beginning
• ? at the end

So questions are written like:

• ¿Me perdonas?
• ¿Cómo estás?

This helps the reader know from the start that the sentence is a question.

Yes, if you are speaking to more than one person informally in Spain.

In Spain:

• ¿Me perdonas? = to one person informal
• ¿Me perdonáis? = to more than one person informal
• ¿Me perdona? = to one person formal
• ¿Me perdonan? = to more than one person formal

Because this is Spain-focused Spanish, vosotros/vosotras forms like perdonáis are important to know.

Use Lo siento when you want to say I’m sorry.

Use ¿Me perdonas? when you specifically want to ask for forgiveness.

So the difference is:

• Lo siento = expressing regret
• ¿Me perdonas? = asking the other person to forgive you

They can also be used together:

• Lo siento mucho. ¿Me perdonas?
  = I’m very sorry. Do you forgive me?

They are related, but not always identical.

• perdonar is to forgive
• disculpar is more like to excuse or sometimes to forgive/pardon

For deeper emotional forgiveness, perdonar is usually the clearer choice:

• ¿Me perdonas? = asking for real forgiveness

Disculpa and perdón are also very common for everyday minor situations, like bumping into someone or interrupting:

• Perdón
• Disculpa

But ¿Me perdonas? often sounds more personal or serious.

Yes, but ¿Me perdonas? is the most natural basic order.

You might also hear:

• ¿Perdonas? — not the same; this usually would not mean Do you forgive me?
• ¿Tú me perdonas? — adds emphasis to you
• ¿Me perdonas a mí? — stronger emphasis on me

So if you want the normal sentence, ¿Me perdonas? is the best form to learn first.