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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize in Spanish.

Lesson focus

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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