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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologise for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose in Dutch.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Sorry.' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Sorry
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Sorry.'
Jacob: [Normal] sorry [Slow] sorry
Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Sorry.'
Jacob: [Slow] Sorry [Normal] Sorry
Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.'
Jacob: [Normal] Pardon.
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me.'
Jacob: [Normal] pardon [Slow] pardon
Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Excuse me.'
Jacob: [Slow] Pardon. [Normal] Pardon.
Becky: Next is the way to say 'I didn't mean it.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik meende het niet.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'mean'
Jacob: [Normal] meende [Slow] meende
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'didn't'
Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik meende het niet. [Normal] Ik meende het niet.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'm sorry.'
Jacob: [Normal] Het spijt me.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'sorry'
Jacob: [Normal] spijt [Slow] spijt
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me'
Jacob: [Normal] me [Slow] me
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.'
Jacob: [Slow] Het spijt me. [Normal] Het spijt me.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: Just a simple 'Het spijt me' or 'Sorry' is usually good enough for Dutch people. If you want to apologize for something really big, you can also send a card or some flowers.

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!
Jacob: Tot ziens!

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