Politeness in any situation - is a hallmark educated man.Around the world, causing an inconvenience to anyone should apologize.And ask forgiveness for concern, for example, ask questions or requesting, you show yourself in the best possible light.Once abroad, or simply leading a conversation with native English speakers, you may notice that they ask forgiveness far more often than we do.Why is this happening, and options on how to say "sorry" in English, in some situations, using these or other phrases, we will look at in this article.This theme is very simple, just a few phrases to memorize and remember the most frequent and relevant situations of their use.
"Sorry" in English: express politeness correctly
You probably know that the most common word in our case - is "sorry" and "excuse me".Important to remember that the first used when you, for example, already have to forgive.For example, you accidentally pushed passenger transport, stepped on someone's foot.In this case, it would be appropriate to say: "I am sorry".If you're really repent of their deeds, say: "I am so sorry".Also in some other situations, you can use the expression proposed below.
- I am sorry to have interrupted you - I'm sorry for what you interrupted.
- My mom is sick - My mother is sick.I am sorry to hear that - I'm sorry to hear that.
"Sorry to trouble you" in English, and can be expressed by another word, namely, "excuse me".If you want to ask, for example, the time, how to get to a particular destination, to interrupt someone else's conversation, and so on, then there should be and must use exactly this combination, such as:
- Excuse me, whattime is it?- Excuse me, what time?
- Excuse me, how can we get to Trafalgar Square?- Excuse me, how do we get to Trafalgar Square?
RememberIn a situation where you accidentally sneezed, "sorry" in English will be expressed by a combination of "excuse me".
Of course, there are other forms of polite apology.Let's look at these situations.
How else can you say "sorry" in English
In a situation where you do something nedoslyshali or misunderstood, it is appropriate to ask: "Pardon me?"It is the Russian equivalent is: "I'm sorry (you could not repeat it)?"The word "pardon" is of French origin and can be used as a noun and as a verb.By the way, this form of politeness is considered more elegant and refined.Examples:
- I beg you pardon - I ask (your) forgiveness.
- Pardon me - I'm sorry (I).
consider dialogue:
- What is your full name?- What is your name (ie first and last name)?
- Sriniwasan Lakshminarashimhan - Srinivasan Lakshminarashimhan
- Pardon me?- Sorry?
- Wait, better I will spell it for you - Wait, I'm better than you dictate spelling.
When you really blame ...
Another word - "apologize" - used when your offense is extremely serious, or you bring a formal written apology.It must be said that this form is in a normal conversational speech is used infrequently.Examples:
- I bring my apologize for the damage my car has done to your bike - I apologize for the damage that caused my car to your motorcycle.
- Our office will be closed this Tuesday.The company apologize for any inconvenience - Our office will be closed on Tuesday.The company apologizes for the inconvenience.
Now you are familiar with how to use in different situations, the word "sorry".Translated into English this expression will be different.Be sure to remember the difference between a "sorry" and "excuse me", and the use of combination of "pardon".After all, you have to be polite, always and everywhere.
