3-Minute French S1 #5 - Making Apologies
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Making apologies. In this lesson, you'll learn how to apologize for yourself in French. Here's the informal way to say excuse me in French. Excuse-moi. First is a word meaning excuse. Excuse. Excuse. Last is the word meaning me. Moi. Moi. Listen again to the informal phrase meaning excuse me. Excuse-moi. Excuse-moi.

Excuse-moi. Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say excuse me. Excusez-moi. First is the word meaning excuse. Excusez. Last is the word meaning me. Moi. Moi. Listen again to the formal phrase meaning excuse me. Excusez-moi. Excusez-moi. Next up is the formal way to say I didn't mean it.

Ce n'était pas intentionnel. First is a word meaning « it ». Ce. Ce. Next is the word meaning « not ». Ne pas. Ne pas. Next is the word meaning « was ». Était. Était. Last is the word meaning « intentional ». Intentionnel. Intentionnel. Listen again to the formal phrase meaning « I didn't mean it ».

Ce n'était pas intentionnel. Ce n'était pas intentionnel. Je suis désolé. Je, je. Suis, suis. Désolé, désolé.

Listen again to the phrase meaning I'm sorry. Je suis désolé. Je suis désolé. Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. When you're in France, you'll notice that French people use désolé quite a lot when they're apologizing. 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.