Learn how to apologize
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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 |
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| 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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