Learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry
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| Introduction |
| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Norwegian, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Norwegian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the way to say 'Sorry.' in Norwegian. |
| Inger: [Normal] Unnskyld. |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'sorry' |
| Inger: [Normal] unnskyld [Slow] unnskyld |
| Michael: Listen again to the word meaning 'Sorry.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Unnskyld. [Normal] Unnskyld. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's hear the way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Inger: [Normal] Unnskyld meg. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'excuse ' |
| Inger: [Normal] unnskyld [Slow] unnskyld |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Inger: [Normal] meg [Slow] meg |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Unnskyld meg. [Normal] Unnskyld meg. |
| Michael: Next, we have the way to say 'Sorry, I didn't mean it.' |
| Inger: [Normal] Unnskyld, det var ikke meningen. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Inger: [Normal] unnskyld [Slow] unnskyld |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Inger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'was' |
| Inger: [Normal] var [Slow] var |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'the intention' |
| Inger: [Normal] meningen [Slow] meningen |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Sorry, I didn't mean it.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Unnskyld, det var ikke meningen. [Normal] Unnskyld, det var ikke meningen. |
| Michael: Finally, we have a way to say 'I'm so sorry.' |
| Inger: [Normal] Jeg beklager så mye. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'apologize' |
| Inger: [Normal] beklager [Slow] beklager |
| Michael: Last is the phrase meaning 'so much' |
| Inger: [Normal] så mye [Slow] så mye |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm so sorry.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Jeg beklager så mye. [Normal] Jeg beklager så mye. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Inger: In Norway, if you accidentally bump into someone, you might not get any response. But to be polite, you should either say unnskyld or beklager. It is also common to use the exclamation å! before apologizing. Å! beklager. |
Outro |
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| Michael: 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! |
| Inger: Ha det bra! |
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