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Introduction
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Danish.
Body
Sydney: Here's the way to say "Excuse me." in Danish.
Asger: [Normal] Undskyld mig.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "excuse"
Asger: [Normal] undskyld [Slow] undskyld
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "me"
Asger: [Normal] mig [Slow] mig
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Excuse me."
Asger: [Slow] Undskyld mig. [Normal] Undskyld mig.
Sydney: Ok, now let's see the way to say "I'm sorry."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg er ked af det.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "am"
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "sad"
Asger: [Normal] ked [Slow] ked
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "of"
Asger: [Normal] af [Slow] af
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "it"
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I'm sorry."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg er ked af det. [Normal] Jeg er ked af det.
Sydney: Following is the way to say "I didn't mean it."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg mente det ikke.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "meant"
Asger: [Normal] mente [Slow] mente
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "it"
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "not"
Asger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I didn't mean it."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg mente det ikke. [Normal] Jeg mente det ikke.
Sydney: Finally is a way to say "Sorry for being late."
Asger: [Normal] Undskyld, jeg kommer for sent.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "pardon"
Asger: [Normal] undskyld [Slow] undskyld
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "come"
Asger: [Normal] kommer [Slow] kommer
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "too"
Asger: [Normal] for [Slow] for
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "late"
Asger: [Normal] sent [Slow] sent
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Sorry for being late."
Asger: [Slow] Undskyld, jeg kommer for sent. [Normal] Undskyld, jeg kommer for sent.
Cultural Insight
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Asger: In Denmark, if you accidentally bump into someone, you might not get any response. But to be polite you either say undskyld or beklager. It is also common to use the exclamation åh! before apologizing: Åh! Undskyld.

Outro

Sydney: 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!
Asger: På gensyn!

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