Learn how to apologize
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| Hallo allemaal! Ik heet Marleen. Hi everybody! I’m Marleen. |
| Welcome to DutchPod101.com’s “Nederlands in 3 Minuten”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Dutch. |
| Let’s take a closer we learned the phrase Pardon, spreekt u Engels? |
| "Excuse me, do you speak English?" We mentioned the word pardon, which means "excuse me" in formal Dutch. |
| In this lesson we’re going to learn how to use Pardon and other words when apologizing in Dutch. |
| We should use Pardon in formal situations, such as when we are ordering something in bars or restaurants. For example- |
| Pardon, een koffie alstublieft. |
| "Excuse me, a coffee please." |
| We can also use it when asking a question- |
| Pardon, waar is de uitgang? |
| "Excuse me, where is the exit?" |
| Pardon can also be a formal way to get someone's attention. |
| Another phrase that can be used to get somebody’s attention in a formal manner is excuseer. |
| [slowly] Excuseer. |
| The informal way to say "excuse me" is |
| Sorry |
| [slowly] Sorry. |
| Just like pardon or excuseer, we can use sorry when asking a question, or when apologizing. |
| All of these phrases can be used for either “excuse me” or “I’m sorry”. But if you really want to apologize for something, it might be better to use a different phrase. |
| That phrase is Het spijt me. It means “I am sorry.” and can be used in both formal and informal situations. |
| [slowly] Het spijt me. |
| Let’s take a closer look at this expression. First we have Het, or “It”. Next, we insert the Dutch word for “regret”, spijt. Me means “me”. |
| Het spijt me. |
| Now it’s time for Marleen’s Insights. |
| Please remember that in Holland if we accidentally bump into someone, we don’t say “I’m sorry”, Het spijt me; instead we say Pardon, Excuseer or Sorry. |
| Are you are able to count in Dutch? In the next lesson we will learn the numbers in Dutch from one to ten! |
| I'll be waiting for you in our next “Nederlands in 3 minuten” lesson. |
| Tot ziens! |
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