Learn how to apologize
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Excuse-moi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] excuse [Slow] excuse |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] moi [Slow] moi |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Excuse-moi. [Normal] Excuse-moi. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Excusez-moi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] excusez [Slow] excusez |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] moi [Slow] moi |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Excusez-moi. [Normal] Excusez-moi. |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Ce n'était pas intentionnel. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] n'...pas [Slow] n'...pas |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'was' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] était [Slow] était |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'intentional' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] intentionnel [Slow] intentionnel |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Ce n'était pas intentionnel. [Normal] Ce n'était pas intentionnel. |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je suis désolé(e). |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] suis [Slow] suis |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'sorry' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] désolé(e) [Slow] désolé(e) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je suis désolé(e). [Normal] Je suis désolé(e). |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: When you’re in France, you’ll notice that French people use désolé(e) quite a lot when they are apologizing! |
Outro |
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| 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! |
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