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In this lesson, we'll cover phrases used for apologizing. Since you haven’t quite mastered Nynorsk, it's probably a good idea to go over apology phrases, as they’ll likely come in handy.
One of the most common way of saying “Excuse me” or “Pardon me,” in Nynorsk is
Unnskyld
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Unn-skyld.
Once more:
Unnskyld.
This expression can be used when you want to get someone's attention, before asking a question to a stranger (directions, for instance), or if you want to get past someone. When you try to work your way through a crowd, say unnskyld! This phrase can also be used for smaller transgressions when no one is really at fault.
If you want to be even more apologetic, or if you’ve done something worse than just bumping into someone, you can say “I’m sorry.”
Beklagar
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Be-kla-gar.
Once more:
Beklagar.
This word literally means “apologizing,” but “I apologize” or simply “I'm sorry” is the best translation.
Eg er lei meg
is a phrase used to say that you are very sorry. It is used only for big apologies.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Eg er lei meg.
Once more:
Eg er lei meg.
The first word, eg, means “I” in English.
The second word, er, is a form of the verb “to be.” So eg er is “I am.”
(slow) Eg er.
Eg er.
Next we have lei which means “sad” or “sorrowful.”
(slow) Lei.
Lei.
The last word, meg, means “me.”
(slow) Meg .
Meg.
Let’s hear the whole expression one more time:
(slow) Eg er lei meg.
Eg er lei meg.
The translation for this phrase is “I am very sorry.”
If you've made a huge mistake or done something that you feel terrible about, then you can add the word veldig to the previous phrase, giving you
Eg er veldig lei meg.
Let’s hear veldig, meaning “very,” again:
(slow) Vel-dig.
Veldig.
Let’s hear the whole phrase once more:
(slow) Eg er vel-dig lei meg.
Eg er veldig lei meg.
We can translate this phrase as “I am terribly sorry!”

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