How to say SORRY and APOLOGISE in English | British English

Now we've all done things we regret

Dhamanteen mar uun waynu samaynay wax aynu ka qoomamayno

I, for one, once called my male maths teacher 'Mummy'

Anigu maalin ayan ku idhi macalinkaygii Xisaaabta ' Hooyo'

So I regret that

Marka waan ka qoomameeyaa

But sometimes when we do things we regret we need to say sorry

Lakin mar marka qaar markaan samayno qalad aan ka shalayno waa in aan raali galin ka bixinaa

And this video is going to be all about Britain's favourite word

fiidyowganu wuxu ka hadli doona erayga ay dad ingiriisku ugu jecelyihiin oo ah

the word 'sorry'

erayga ' iga raali ahaw'

So anyone that's been to England before will know that the English just love saying sorry

qof walba oo Ingiriiska tagay waa dareemi karaa in dadka ingiriisku aad u siticaalaan erayga 'sorry"

we say it when it's not necessary, we say it when it is necessary

sorry waan isticmaalnaa mar walba haday mihiim tahay iyo hadii kalaba.

but it's part of our culture and it's what we consider to be polite!

lakin waa qayb kamid ah dhaqankeena, waxaanan u aragnaa akhlaaq

So this lesson is going to tell you about the many ways in which you can say sorry

sidaa awgeed, casharkaan waxaad ku baran doontaan siyaabo badan oo aad raali galin u bixin karto

And then also different situations in which you should say sorry

iyo xaaladaha kala duwan ee ay tahay in aad raali galin bixiso

And we'll talk about some slang ways that you can say sorry

sidookale, waxaad baran toontaan sida erayda suuqiga ah raali galin loogu bixiyo

And then what to do if words just aren't enough

iyo waxa kula dugbood in aad samayso marka aadan u ahaynin erayo u qalma raali gaalinta

Before we get started I'd just like to remind you that if you want to really practice your English then you should sign up to italki

intaynaan bilaabin casharka waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan idin xasuussiyo hadii aad rabtid in aad English kaaga dhaqan galisid, waa in gashaa website ka Italki

Which is a fabulous website that puts you in contact with professional, qualified, native teachers

waa website fiican oo idinku xidhaya macalimiin luuqada u dhashay xirfadna u leh kuna haboon

of all the languages really but especially for English on this channel!

luuqadaha oo dhan gaar ahaan English ka

And if you click on the link on the description box you will earn 100 free italki credits

raac linkga ku xusan santuuq ga macluumaadka si aad u hesho 100 credit oo bilaash

as soon as you make your first purchase

marka ugu horaysee aad bilowdaba

so that's basically a buy on get on free on the lessons

waxay kaa caawinaysaa arintaasi in aad hesho casharo bilaash ah

so make sure you check that out

ha moogaan in aad tijaabiso arintaas

Ok, back to the class!

hagaag, aan usoo noqono casharkeenii

Ok, so, how to apologise in English

hagaag, sidee raali galin loo bixiyaa luuqada English ka

Part one of this video

la soco, qaybta koobaad ee fiidyowga

Well, the most basic way is...sorry

hagaag, raali galinta ugu sahlan waa in aad tidhaahdid raali ahaw "sorry"

so sorry is good if you're in a hurry

iga raali ahaw "sorry" waxay ku haboontahay markaad dag dagsantahay

if you bump into someone on the street

hadaad adoo wadada marya qof dardartid

or if you step on someone's shoe

ama qof aad kabaha kaga joogsatid

you can just say 'oh sorry', 'sorry'

waxaad si fudud u dhihi kartaa ''Alla raali ahaw 'sorry"

So, if you want to say a little more than that you can say 'I'm sorry'

hadaad rabto in aad si ka badan u raali galiso waxaad dhihi kartaa iga raali ahaw "I'm sorry'

And if you want to go even further you can put an interesting word in between the 'I'm' and the 'sorry'

hadaad rabtid si ka sii xeel dheer waxaad ku sii dari kartaa eray xiiso leh

like 'so', 'incredibly', 'terribly', 'really'

sida 'aad baan uga xumaha', 'aad iyo aad baan uag xumahay' runtii waan ka xumahay'

Oh I'm terribly sorry, Oh I'm so sorry

aad baan kaaga raali galinayaa

Then, if you actually want someone to forgive you, you can say 'please forgive me'

hadaba, hadad rabto in aad qof cafis ka dalbato waxaad dhihi kartaa faddlan i saamax

or forgive me for asking but...

ama iga saamax in aan ku waydiiday laakiin

But don't overuse it cos it will sound like you're a bit pathetic

laakiin aad ha u isticmaalin waayo waxaad u ekaanaysaa qof daciif ah

'forgive me forgive me'

'i saamax i saamax'

Then we've got 'excuse me'

waxaan kaloo dhidhi karnaa ii cudur daar

Now this can be used in a variety of situations

hadaba, tan waxaa la isticmaali karaa xaalado kala duwan

If you need to get past and somebody is blocking your way

hadii jidkaad mari lahayd uu qof kaaga gudbanyahay

you can say 'Oh excuse me, can I just get through?'

waxaad dhidhi kartaa ma gudbi adoo raali ah.

excuse me, excuse me, excuse me...

iga raali noqo, iga raali noqo, iga raali noqo...

You can also say it when your body lets out some gas

hadii aad dadka dhexdiisa ku daacdid

Oh! excuse me!

Alla, iga raali noqo

And also you can use it to get attention

waxaad kaloo isticmaali kartaa si aad u hesho dareenka dadka kale

So 'excuse me everyone, excuse me, can you listen to me now?'

waxaad kaloo isticmaali kartaa markaad rabto in aad qof soo jeedisid

So sometimes I'll use that in my classes

mar marka qaar waxaan isticmaalaa markaan fasalka joogo

another that means exactly the same as 'excuse me' but with an additional meaning

mid kale oo la mid ah excuse laakiin ka sii xeel dheer waxay tahay

is pardon me

ii cudur daar

Pardon me we can use in the same way as excuse me

pardon me waxay la macna tahay ''excuse me ''

but also if we want to interrupt a conversation

laakiin hadii aa rabtid in aad qof sheeko ka dhex gashid

So 'Oh, pardon me but can I just butt in here?

ii cudur daar laakiin ma kaa dhex gali karaa

If you've really done something quite bad or you've really messed up

hadii gaf kaa dhaco, ama aad arin qastid

Then you might want to say something a bit stronger

waxaa kula gudboon in aad istimasho eray ka sii culus

than sorry so you can say 'I owe you an apology'

''sorry'' waxaad dhihi kartaa cudur daar ayaad iga mudantahay

I'd like to apologise

waxaan jeclaan lahaa in ku raali galiyo

and 'apologise' is much stronger and we often use it in written emails

apologise ku aad buu uga xoog badan yahay , waxaana inta badan loo isticmaala qoraalada emailka

If you want to send a letter to your boss apologising for your behaviour

hadaad rabtid in aad maamulahaga u qortid warqad adigoo ka cudur daaranaya dhanqankaaga

Then you can say 'I sincerely apologise for what happened yesterday'

waxaad dhihi kartaa si hufan ayaan uga cudur daaranayaa wixii shalay dhacay

Or..'I take full responsibility for my behaviour'

ama waxaad dhihi kartaa anaa xambaaraya masuuliyada gafkaygii

Let's move on to part 2, which is about how to say sorry for being late

hadana waxaan u gudbaynaa qaybta 2aad oo ah sida raali galin looga bixiyo soo daahitaan

because being late is very very rude

waayo soo daahidu waa dhaqan aad u xun

In some cultures it's accepted, in England it's not

dhaqamada waaa caadi laakin waddanka ingiriiska maya

The most basic one is 'Sorry I'm late'

mida ugu fudud waa iga waa ka xumay waa soo daahay

You can also say 'sorry for being late'

waxaad kaloo dhihi kartaa waa ka xumay in aan soo daahay

Or my personal favourite 'sorry for keeping you waiting'

ama, mida aan anigu aad uga helo, waa ka xumahay in aad i sugteen

sorry for keeping you waiting

waa ka xumahay in aad sugteen

That one's quite nice

taasi waa mid xoogaa fiican

Ok, on to part 3: slang words for sorry

hagaag, hadana aan u gudubno qaybta 3aad oo ah eray suuqeedka ''sorry''

Now if I were you I would only use these with friends, ok? Not in a work or professional situation

hadii aan adiga ahaan lahaa kalmadahaan waxaan u istcimaali lahaa saaxiibaday kaliya , ma isticmaaleen xiliga shaqada ama xaaaldaha aan xirfada ku jiro

the first one is 'whoops!'

tan ugu horaysa waxay noqonaysa ''ob''

Ok so maybe you've dropped someone's phone and you go 'Oh, whoops!'

hadii aad qof teleefoonkiisa dhulka rido waxasad dhihi kartaa ""ob""

Another one you can say is 'Oh, my bad!'

waxaad kaloo dhihi kartaa waa ''ob waa khaldamay""

that's another way of saying 'Whoops, sorry'

waa si kaloo loo dhihi karo ''Whoops'

And the last one which is a terrible word that you shouldn't use

weedh kaloo aysan fiicnayn in aad siticmaasho

this comes from the texting culture

waxay ka timid hab dhaqanka qoraalka

Soz

soz

Ok, and soz is a word that normally you will see in text messages

hagaag, soz waa weedh sida caadiga ah aad ku dhex arki karto qoraaalada

I don't think people actually say that..actually they might

uma malaynayo in dadku isticmaalaan, wayna dhici kartaa in ay isticmaalaan

(don't say that!)

ha isticmaalin

Ok part 4: bad news

hagaag, qaybta 4aad: war naxdin leh

Ok so maybe someone's pet's died, maybe someone's lost a family member

sida in qof xaywaankiisu bakhtiyoo kale, ama qof ehelkiisa ah geeri ku timaado

or maybe someone didn't get a job or something

ama uu shaqo ama wax kale waayo

So in this case you can say 'I'm so sorry to hear that'

xaaladan waxaad dhihi kartaa ''waa ka xumahay warkaas'

You wouldn't just want to say 'Aaah...sorry...'

ma aha in akliya dhahdo "waa ka xumahay"

No..I'm so sorry to hear that or 'I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't get the job'

a aah' waan ka xumahay in aan maqlo arinkaas ama waan ka xumahay in aadan shaqadii wayday

or 'I'm so sorry to hear about your dog'

ama '' waa ka xumahay waxa ku dhacay eygaagii

If someone has died you can say 'I'm sorry for your loss'

hadii qof dhinto waxaad dhihi kartaa, waa ak xumay qofka kaa baxay

ok...that's a very normal thing to say at funerals

hagaag, taasi waa wax iska caadi ah marka tacsi la joogo

So whilst you're saying sorry, your body language is very important

sidaaa darteed markar aad dhahayso ''sorry' luuqada jidhku waa muhiim

If you realise you've done something wrong

hadii aad baraarugtid in aad khalad gashay

Maybe open your eyes wide and put your hand over your mouth

malaha waxaad samayn kartaa in aad idhaha furto ood afka gacanta saarto

like 'ah! sorry'...like this

sida '' Alla waa ka xumahay oo kale

It's very important to maintain eye contact so that you look sincere

waa muhiim in aad sii wadid xidhiidhka indhaha si aad u tustid daacadnimo

Like you really mean what you're saying

sida u tusto in ay ay dhab kaa tahat

If you want to make your apology look even more sincere

hadii aad rabto in aad raali galintaada ka sii dhigto mid daacad ah

Then whilst you're saying it you can put your hand on your heart

hadaba, markaad dhashayso laabta gacanta saar

I'm honestly so sorry for what I did yesterday.

dhab ahaantii aad baan uga xumahay wixii aan sameeyay shalay

And that's just a way of showing that you are honestly apologising for what you did

Finally, what can you do if just are just not enough

ugu dambaytii maxaad samayn kartaa, hadii aysan ku filayn

Ok, if you've done something so terrible or you've messed up so badly

hadaad gaf wayn gashid ama aad wax qaribtid

that sorry doesn't cut it

oo ay aysan '' sorry'' aysan goyn korin

Well the most common way to say sorry without saying the word 'sorry'

sida ugu caansan ee loo dhaho sorry adoon weedha sorry soo galin

in England is to give flowers

ingiriiska waa in ubax loo siiyo

to give a bottle of wine

dhalo khamra ah

or to give a handwritten card

ama qoraal gacmeed

Ok well that is it for my lesson on how to apologise in English

hagaag, halkaa waxaa ku dhan casharkaygii aan maanta haga hadlayyay sida ingiriiska wax loo raali galiyo

If you ever come to England make sure that you've got these words mastered

hadaad mar uun ad timaado ingiriiska waxaad ku dadaashaa in aad weedhahaas barato

and all of the correct body language

iyo luuqad jidheedka saxda ah

and let's hope that you guys never have to say sorry to me

waxaan rajaynanayaa in aydaan ku khaasanaanin in aad i raali galisaan

Make sure that you connect with me on all of my social media

igala soco dhamaan baraha aan bulshada ku leeyahay

And I'll see you all for another lesson very very soon! Mwah!

kulanti damboo xiiso leh