Learn how to apologize
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologise for yourself, and say that you didn't do it on purpose in German. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'Excuse me’ or ‘I'm sorry' in German. |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldigen Sie |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'to excuse' |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldigen [Slow] Entschuldigen |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you’ (formal) |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me. / I'm sorry' |
| Albert: [Slow] Entschuldigen Sie [ Normal] Entschuldigen Sie |
| Eric: Ok, now let's hear the informal way to say 'Excuse me. / I'm sorry' |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldige |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldige [Slow] Entschuldige |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Excuse me.’ or ‘I'm sorry' |
| Albert: [Slow] Entschuldige [Normal] Entschuldige |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Es tut mir leid. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Albert: [Normal] Es [Slow] Es |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to do' |
| Albert: [Normal] tut [Slow] tut |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Albert: [Normal] Mir [Slow] Mir |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'sorrow' |
| Albert: [Normal] leid [Slow] leid |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Es tut mir leid. [Normal] Es tut mir leid. |
| Eric: Finally is a way to say 'I apologize.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich entschuldige mich. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'apology,’ ‘excuse me,’ or ‘I’m sorry' |
| Albert: [Normal] entschuldige [Slow] entschuldige |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Albert: [Normal] mich [Slow] mich |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I apologize.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich entschuldige mich. [Normal] Ich entschuldige mich. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Albert: Please remember that in Germany if we accidentally bump into someone, we don’t say “I am sorry,” es tut mir leid; instead we say Entschuldigen Sie, Entschuldige or Entschuldigung for both cases. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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