Ch 29 · Lesson 20Spanish · Chapter 29 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Apologising properly
Beyond : owning a mistake, and promising it will not happen again.
Why these go together
covers a lot, but a real apology in Spanish usually names what you are sorry for. is sorry about your own action; is sorry about what happened to someone else. Same subject takes the infinitive; a new subject after takes and the subjunctive.
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Sorry, I did not mean to.
Literally: forgive, it was not my intention
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I am so sorry.
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Sorry I am late.
Literally: I regret arriving late
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I am sorry you have had to wait.
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It was my fault.
Literally: it has been fault mine
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It will not happen again.
Literally: it will not return to happen
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Perdona, no era mi . (Sorry, I did not mean to.)
Lo siento . (I am so sorry.)
Siento tarde. (Sorry I am late.)
Siento que tenido que esperar. (I am sorry you have had to wait.)
Ha sido mía. (It was my fault.)
No a pasar. (It will not happen again.)
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