Learn how to apologize
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s the informal way to say “Excuse me.” in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] Disculpa |
| Becky: This expression has only one word literally meaning “forgive” |
| Laura: [Normal] disculpa [Slow] disculpa |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal word equivalent in English to “Excuse me.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Disculpa [Normal] Disculpa |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s see the formal way to say “Excuse me.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Disculpe |
| Becky: This expression has only one word literally meaning “forgive” |
| Laura: [Normal] disculpe [Slow] disculpe |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal word equivalent in English of “Excuse me.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Disculpe [Normal] Disculpe |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say “I’m sorry.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Lo siento |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “it” |
| Laura: [Normal] lo [Slow] lo |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “feel” |
| Laura: [Normal] siento [Slow] siento |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I’m sorry.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Lo siento [Normal] Lo siento |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say “Sorry.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Perdón |
| Becky: This expression has only one word literally meaning “forgive” |
| Laura: [Normal] perdón [Slow] perdón |
| Becky: Listen again to the word that is equivalent to the English “Sorry.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Perdón [Normal] Perdón |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: If you accidentally bump into someone on the street, the most natural expression would be lo siento. |
Outro |
| Becky: 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! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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