Lesson Transcript

Okay, now it's your turn.
Do you remember how to say "I'm sorry for [reason]."?
Извините за то, что [reason]. (Izvinite za to, chto [reason].)
Imagine you want to apologize because you told a lie to someone. Do you remember how to say "lying to you?"
солгал вам, солгал вам (solgal vam, solgal vam)
Say “I'm sorry for lying to you.”
Извините за то, что солгал вам. (Izvinite za to, chto solgal vam.)
Now say you're sorry for lying, and respond to it.
Извините за то, что солгал вам. (Izvinite za to, chto solgal vam.)
Ничего страшного. (Nichego strashnogo.)
Now imagine you want to apologize because you hurt someone's feelings. Do you remember how to say "hurting your feelings?"
обидел вас, обидел вас (obidel vas, obidel vas)
Say “I'm sorry for hurting your feelings.”
Извините за то, что обидел вас. (Izvinite za to, chto obidel vas.)
Now say you're sorry for hurting someone's feelings, and respond to it.
Извините за то, что обидел вас. (Izvinite za to, chto obidel vas.)
Ничего страшного. (Nichego strashnogo.)
Now imagine you want to apologize because you canceled. Do you remember how to say "canceling?"
отменил, отменил (otmenil, otmenil)
Say “I'm sorry for canceling.”
Извините за то, что отменил. (Izvinite za to, chto otmenil.)
Now say you're sorry for canceling, and respond to it.
Извините за то, что отменил. (Izvinite za to, chto otmenil.)
Ничего страшного. (Nichego strashnogo.)
In this lesson, you learned new vocabulary and phrases you can use in your everyday life to apologize to someone.
You are now able to apologize and forgive someone like a native speaker!
See you in the next lesson!
Bye!

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