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,

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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.

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