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  • - Yeah, you'd be surprised with how difficult

  • it can actually be to say I'm sorry in English

  • and use the phrase in the right way.

  • Thankfully, this video is going to erase

  • all of your confusion around

  • how to properly apologize in English,

  • because I will be going over exactly how to apologize

  • in any situation you might encounter.

  • Situation number one.

  • Let's say that you did something wrong.

  • Maybe you stole something from your coworker's desk

  • or you made a genuine mistake.

  • Either way, you did something wrong.

  • How do you think you would apologize

  • in this sort of situation?

  • Let me give you a hint.

  • A simple sorry isn't going to cut it here.

  • Here are some very natural ways

  • to apologize in this sort of situation.

  • I'm sorry, I was incorrect.

  • I apologize for my mistake,

  • I should've been paying more attention.

  • That was wrong of me,

  • I promise I will never do it again.

  • I messed up and I'm sorry,

  • I will try to do better next time.

  • - You - you shouldn't have to leave.

  • I'm sorry for everything that I did

  • and I love you, Bea

  • - [All] Oh.

  • - Situation number two.

  • Saying sorry when you've hurt someone's feelings.

  • Sometimes what we say or do can upset people.

  • We can hurt their feelings.

  • Am I right?

  • In these cases, it's important to apologize

  • as well as ask for their forgiveness.

  • You can also ask what you can do

  • to help the other person feel better.

  • Here are a few examples for that.

  • I'm very sorry for forgetting we had class today.

  • Yeah, please don't be mad at me.

  • I didn't mean to hurt you, but I'm sorry that I did.

  • Will you please give me another chance?

  • I'm sorry.

  • I shouldn't have said that.

  • My bad.

  • It was my fault that I lost my temper.

  • Will you please forgive me?

  • - Look I'm...

  • I'm so sorry.

  • I really am so sorry.

  • I was just such a coward.

  • - Situation number three.

  • Saying, sorry when you've made a small mistake.

  • Not all of our mistakes are big.

  • Thank goodness.

  • Bumping into someone in a store

  • or stepping on someone's foot.

  • When you're in a hurry are not big mistakes.

  • They might happen when we are careless

  • or distracted, situations like that.

  • However, we should still apologize in these situations.

  • It's just polite.

  • Here are some simple phrases for small mistakes.

  • Oh, sorry, I didn't see you there.

  • Sorry.

  • So sorry about that.

  • Sorry, it was an accident.

  • I promise I didn't mean it.

  • Sorry, I didn't to do that.

  • - Well, I'm very glad to see

  • that my clumsiness hasn't affected your dancing.

  • Sorry I stepped on your foot.

  • - You can step on my foot anytime.

  • - Situation number four.

  • Saying sorry, isn't just for when you're making a mistake.

  • Weird, right?

  • We also say sorry when we sympathize with others.

  • In other words, when you say sorry,

  • to show that we understand

  • and care about family members, friends or acquaintances,

  • when they go through difficulties.

  • This might sound a bit weird,

  • saying sorry when we didn't do anything wrong,

  • but it's a thing.

  • Trust me, it happens a lot.

  • Here are some phrases

  • and examples for how you can sympathize with others.

  • I'm so sorry to hear about your breakup.

  • How are you coping now that he's left?

  • Oh girl, you need a tissue.

  • I'm so sorry this happened to you.

  • It must've been so terrible.

  • I'm so sorry that your hairstylist cut your hair too short.

  • I've been through this and I understand how you feel.

  • I'm really sorry to hear that you lost your job.

  • I'm here for you, if you want to talk about it.

  • - It means that we can keep trying.

  • But there's a good chance this may never happen for us.

  • - Oh my God.

  • - I'm sorry.

  • - I'm sorry too.

  • Situation number five.

  • Saying, sorry.

  • When you're trying to get someone's attention.

  • In certain cases, you can use sorry

  • to get someone's attention.

  • I know, weird, right?

  • This is useful when you need somebody to repeat something

  • or want somebody to move.

  • Sorry, could you repeat what you just said?

  • Sorry, could you move over so I can get through, please?

  • Sorry, could you pass me my jacket?

  • Thanks.

  • In these situations we can also use words like,

  • pardon or excuse me.

  • Pardon?

  • Could you repeat that?

  • Excuse me can you pass me on my book?

  • Hey, thanks.

  • - Professor Quirrel, excuse me.

  • Could I borrow Wood for the moment, please?

  • - Y-yes.

  • Of course.

  • - The best way to get all of these words

  • and phrases into your head is to actually practice them.

  • Watch this video twice.

  • Say these words to yourself or in front of a mirror,

  • If you have to,

  • or if those ways aren't necessarily vibing with you,

  • another great way I found it to practice these new phrases

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  • Now, along with all of these expressions and phrases we use,

  • when we apologize in English,

  • it's also important to know specific words

  • related to apologizing.

  • Let's see how many of these, you know.

  • Keep track.

  • Number one.

  • To apologize.

  • Pretty basic, but to apologize simply means to say, sorry.

  • - He called to apologize for standing me up five years ago.

  • - Number two.

  • Regret.

  • Regret is that horrible feeling we get,

  • when we wish we hadn't done a certain thing.

  • - I'm going to regret this.

  • - Number three.

  • Ashamed.

  • I don't like this word because when we are ashamed,

  • it means that we feel very bad

  • or embarrassed about a past action.

  • - Jac, I said no cleaning.

  • - I'm ashamed.

  • - Number four.

  • Fault.

  • Fault is a flaw or an error.

  • When used with a personal pronoun like my or your,

  • it means taking responsibility

  • for your actions or assigning blame.

  • Like it was my fault.

  • It was his fault, like that.

  • It's all Obi Wan's fault.

  • He's jealous.

  • He's holding me back!

  • Number five.

  • Mistake.

  • A mistake is an error or a misunderstanding.

  • We frequently use the word mistake with the word may,

  • to make a mistake.

  • I made a mistake yesterday.

  • - Merri!

  • I think we might have made a mistake

  • leaving the shire, Pippin.

  • - And number six is the word forgive.

  • The very happy word.

  • When we forgive someone, this means we stop feeling angry

  • or upset at a person who did something bad.

  • - Oh, I'm so sorry.

  • Oh oh, David can you ever forgive me?

  • - So how many of those words did you know?

  • let me know in the comments below.

  • If you want to review all of these words and phrases,

  • related to apologies in English,

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  • This PDF covers everything

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  • and I'm sure you'll really enjoy it.

  • We'll see you over there.

- Yeah, you'd be surprised with how difficult

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