DON'T SAY "SORRY!" | Better English vocabulary | How to Apologise

Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

Buna! Sunt Emma de la mmmEnglish.

In today's lesson, I'm going to share some different

In lectia de astazi iti voi arata cateva modalitati diferite

and more meaningful ways to say

si mai profunde pentru a spune

"Sorry!"

"Sorry (scuze)"

Now of course, it's okay to say

Bineinteles ca este ok sa spui

"I'm sorry", when you make a mistake or you

"Sorry(scuze)" cand faci o greseala

do something wrong, you can say "I'm sorry!"

sau faci ceva gresit, poti spune "I'm sorry(scuza-ma)"

But "sorry" is really overused in English.

dar "sorry (scuze)" este mult prea folosit in engleza.

It's so overused that sometimes

Atat este de folosit incat uneori

it can seem a little meaningless.

poate parea putin fara valoare.

You see, people use "sorry" all the time!

Oamenii folosesc "sorry(scuze)" tot timpul.

They apologise all the time for lots of different reasons.

Isi cer scuze foarte des din diverse motive.

"Sorry!"

"Sorry (scuze)"

"Sorry I'm late!"

"Scuze ca am intarziat"

"Sorry!"

"Sorry (scuze)"

"Sorry, I forgot to bring the...."

"Scuze, am uitat sa aduc..."

"Oh! Sorry!"

"Oh, scuze!"

And because of that,

Din aceasta cauza

"I'm sorry" can feel a little less meaningful.

"I'm sorry (scuze, imi pare rau)" poate parea a nu avea cu adevarat valoare.

Sometimes it can feel like you don't really care

Cateodata poate parea ca nu iti pasa cu adevarat

or you're just saying "sorry" because you feel like

sau ca spui "sorry (scuze)" pentru ca stii

you have to, not because you actually mean it.

ca trebuie sa spui, nu pentru ca simti cu adevarat.

So when you really need to say sorry

Atunci cand iti doresti cu adevarat sa iti ceri iertare

for something that you've done,

pentru ceva ce ai facut,

maybe a mistake that you've made or

poate pentru o greseala pe care ai facut-o sau

some problem that you've created, well then,

pentru o problema pe care ai creat-o, atunci

it's a good idea to use a stronger expression.

ar trebui sa folosesti o formulare (expresie) mai convingatoare.

Okay? To show that you really mean it.

Bun? Sa arati ca iti pasa cu adevarat.

And today, I'm going to share

Astazi iti voi arata

some more meaningful ways to say "I'm sorry",

cateva moduri prin care iti poti cere scuze,

some meaningful ways to apologise.

modalitati prin care iti poti cere iertare.

Now, we're going to give you a few different options

Acum, iti voi arata cateva posibile cai pe care le ai

to help you build your vocabulary

pentru a iti dezvolta vocabularul

so that your English sounds more

astfel incat engleza ta sa fie mult

sophisticated and more meaningful.

mai sofisticata si mai plina de inteles.

But if you want to improve your English pronunciation

Dar daca vrei sa iti imbunatatesti pronuntia in engleza

and natural expression,

si vorbirea naturala,

then I really recommend the mmmEnglish

atunci iti recomand

Imitation Lessons!

"lectiile de imitare" de pe mmmEnglish.

All of the lessons there are focused

Toate lectiile de acolo sunt concentrare

on specific situations

pe situatii specifice,

and you'll learn not just what to say,

astfel ca vei invata nu doar ce sa spui,

but how to say it. And in English, it's so important,

ci si cum sa spui. Asta este foarte important atunci cand vorbesti in engleza,

especially when you're trying to be genuine and real,

in spcial cand vrei sa fii credibil, real.

it's so important to change the tone of your voice

Sunt foarte importante tonul vocii,

and your facial expressions and your body language

expresia faciala si limbajul corpului,

really helps to convey your message.

pentru ca ele te ajuta sa transmiti mesajul tau, ceea ce vrei sa spui.

Now I created the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons

Am creat "mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons"

especially for my students to help them

in special pentru a-mi ajuta elevii

develop their pronunciation but also

sa isi imbunatateasca pronuntia, dar si

their natural expression.

expresia naturala

You're going to be able to practise on your own at home,

Vei putea sa exersezi pe cont propriu acasa,

you don't need a teacher or a speaking partner

nu ai nevoie de un profesor sau de un partener de conversatie

and you can practise your English speaking skills

si iti vei putea exersa vorbirea in limba engleza

in your own time, whenever it suits you.

cand vrei tu, oricand e convenabil pentru tine.

So if you haven't checked out the imitation lessons yet,

Daca nu ai vazut inca lectiile pentru imitat,

grab the link in the description

acceseaza linkul din descriere

or you can head straight to the webpage right there!

sau poti accesa direct pagina web chiar de aici.

So let's focus on some different ways to say "I'm sorry".

Sa ne concentram pe modalitati diferite de a spune "I m sorry (Imi cer scuze)"

One of the hardest things about apologising

Unul dintre cele mai dificile lucruri atunci cand iti ceri ierare

is admitting

este sa admiti

that you've done something wrong.

ca ai facut ceva gresit.

Socially, it can be quite an awkward situation. Right?

Din punct de vedere social, poate fi o situatie destul de stranie. Corect?

It's one that makes you feel a little uncomfortable.

O situatie care te face sa fii putin stanjenit.

Now, if we're talking about a

Acum, sa vorbim despre

small problem that you created,

situatia in care problema pe care ai creat-o e mica,

perhaps you provided your

poate i-ai dat colegului tau

colleague with some wrong information.

o informatie gresita.

It was an accident but still, you're at fault.

A fost un accident (o eroare), dar tot vina ta e.

Then it's absolutely fine to say

In acest caz este absolut in regula sa spui

"Ah...My mistake."

"Ah.. My mistake (greseala mea)"

Just own it, you know?

Pur si simplu ti-o asumi.

It was my mistake, I made the mistake.

A fost greseala mea, eu am facut-o.

So you can actually say "Oh.. My mistake",

Deci poti spune "Oh..my mistake (greseala mea")

instead of saying "Sorry"

in loc sa spui "Sorry (scuze)"

Now you can also say "My apologies".

Totodata, poti spune " My apologise"

My apologies, I made a mistake.

Scuzele mele, am facut o greseala.

But if you want to tone it down a little

Daca vrei sa nu fie chiar foarte politicos,

and you want to make it a little less formal

sa sune mai putin formal,

then you can also say "My bad!"

poti spune "My bad"

This has become a really common expression

Aceasta expresie a devenit despul de folosita

you use to admit that you did something wrong

o folosesti ca sa admiti ca ai facut ceva gresit

in less formal situations.

intr-o situatie nu prea formala.

"You're late for the meeting! It started an hour ago!"

"Ai intarziat la sedinta! A inceput de o ora"

"Really? Oh, my bad! I didn't have it in my calendar."

Serios? Oh, my bad (greseala mea)! Nu aveam notat in agenda.

So it's like, "Oops! Oh, that was my fault."

Este in genul "ooops, a fost vina mea"

My mistake. You just own it, you know?

Greseala mea. Ti-o asumi.

You don't really need to say "Sorry" as well,

Nu mai este nevoie sa spui "sorry"

you're just claiming the mistake as yours.

pur si simplu iti asumi greseala ca fiind a ta.

And these are all great options

Si aceastea sunt optiuni grozave

if the problem you created is not a big one.

in situatia in care problema pe care ai creat-o nu este una foarte importanta.

Like, if you were supposed to make a booking

De exemplu, daca trebuia sa faci o rezervare

for you and ten mates at a restaurant

la un restaurant pentru tine si inca zece colegi

and you forgot and when you get there,

si ai uitat, iar cand ajungi acolo

there's no room for you.

nu exista nicio masa (loc) pentru voi.

That's a good time to say "Oh, my bad!"

Asta este o situatie potrivita in care sa spui "Oh, my bad".

Don't use "My bad" when the mistake is pretty big, like

Nu folosi "my bad" daca greseala pe care ai facut-o este una destul de mare, de exemplu

if you forgot to invite your grandma to your wedding,

daca uiti sa iti inviti bunica la nunta

Don't say "Oh, my bad!

nu spune "Oh, my bad".

That wouldn't go down very well!

Asta s-ar putea sa nu functioneze prea bine.

It's kind of a bigger problem than just "My bad"

Este o problema prea mare pentru a spune doar "my bad".

So in that situation, you would need something

In aceasta situatie trebuie sa folosesti o expresie

a little more meaningful, okay?

ceva mai serioasa, mai profunda. Ok?

"Sorry!" Or "My bad" just isn't quite enough.

"Sorry" sau "My bad" nu sunt suficiente.

So you could say,

Ai putea spune

"Grandma, I owe you an apology."

"Bunico, I owe you an apology (iti datorez scuze)"

I owe you an apology.

I owe you an apology.

Or, "Grandma I want to apologise".

Sau " Bunico, I want to apologise (vreau sa imi cer iertare)"

Alright?

Bun?!

Both of these expressions

Ambele expresii

are used to show that you're serious

arata ca este serios

and that you're genuine about your apology.

si ca iti pare cu adevarat rau.

They're a little more formal so they

Sunt ceva mai formale, asa ca

show respect to the person that you're talking to

arata respenctul pentru persoanele carora le sunt adresate

and they're really useful in the workplace.

si sunt cu adevarat utile la locul de munca.

Okay? In the office, when you need, you know, to sound

Bun?! La birou, atunci cand e necesar sa fii

professional and maybe a little bit more

formal

formal, than these are great options.

aceste expresii sunt foarte potrivite.

The other thing to keep in mind is that

Un lucru important de retinut e ca

both of these expressions need an explanation.

ambele expresii necesita o explicatie.

Why are you sorry? You could say:

Pentru ce iti pare rau? Ai putea spune:

I want to apologise for something, right?

I want to apologise (vreau sa imi cer iertare) pentru ceva.

I want to apologise for my behaviour last night.

I want to apologise (vreau sa imi cer iertare) pentru comportamentul meu de seara trecuta.

I want to apologise to someone okay.

I want to apologise TO sameone. (vreau sa imi cer iertare de la cineva)

I want to apologise to your sister.

Vreau sa imi cer iertare de la sora ta.

Now, the difference between to and for here is

Acum, diferenta dintre TO (catre cineva) si FOR (pentru ceva) este

super important.

foarte importanta.

These little prepositions are a little tricky so,

Aceste prepozitii sunt destul de inselatoare, asa ca

for the grammar rules and more examples about

pentru regulile de gramatica si mai multe exemple in legatura cu

to and for, then I want you to check out this lesson

TO si FOR, acceseaza aceasta lectie

right here.

chiar aici.

It's all about to and for and when to use them.

Gasesti totul in legatura cu TO si FOR si cand sa le folosesti.

But it's important to explain why you're apologising

Este important sa explici de ce iti ceri scuze atunci cand folsesti

with these expressions.

aceste expresii.

Alright, let's think of a more significant problem

Bun, sa ne gandit la o problema mult mai semnificativa

that maybe you created now.

pe care, poate, ai creat-o.

You might need to write a formal apology,

Poate ai nevoie sa iti prezinti scuzele formal, in scris,

you know, for your behavior or for

pentru comportamentul tau sau pentru

the behaviour of a family member.

comportamentul unui membru al familiei.

Something that you really regret.

Ceva ce regreti cu adevarat.

Or in a professional context, when

Sau intr-un context profesional, cand

your mistake has resulted in a significant problem

greseala ta a dus la aparitia unei probleme importante

for your customer or your company.

pentru un client sau pentru companie.

Well, in these situations you need more formal language

In acest gen de situatie, ai nevoie sa folosesti un limbaj formal

that's going to help you to express just how

care sa te ajute sa exprimi in cuvinte

deeply sorry you are.

cat de rau iti pare.

I sincerely apologise for my behaviour, for my actions

I sincerely apologise (imi cer iertare profund) pentru comportamentul meu, pentru actiunile mele

for the trouble that I've caused.

pentru problema pe care am creat-o.

Okay?

OK?!

You could also say, "I take full responsibility

Totodata, poti spune " I take full responsability (Imi asum toata raspunderea)"

for whatever's happened."

pentru orice s-a intamplat.

Okay,

now you might even take it one step further and say

Poti sa mergi chiar mai departe si sa spui

"I'm embarrassed about what has happened" or

I m embarrassed about what has happened (Imi este rusine pentru ceea ce s-a intamplat)" sau

"I'm ashamed of my behaviour."

i m ashamed of my behaviour (sunt rusinat in legatura cu comportamentul meu)

Or my brother's behaviour. I'm really embarrassed.

sau comportamentul fratelui meu.

Now, it's more common to see these expressions used

Aceste expresii sunt mai des intalnite

in written English, like in emails and letters,

in scris, de exemplu in email uri sau scrisori,

but in professional or quite formal situations,

dar intr-un cadru profesional sau formal,

it's acceptable to say these expressions

este acceptat sa spui aceste expresii

directly to someone.

fata in fata cuiva.

Now don't forget that these ways are,

Nu uita ca aceste modalitati sunt

they're quite formal and they're quite serious

formale si destul de serioase

ways to apologise.

pentru a-ti exprima scuzele.

So, if you're a little bit late to class,

Asa ca daca ai intarziat la o ora,

it's probably a bit too much to say

este, probabil, cam prea mult sa spui

"I sincerely apologise for being late."

I sincerely apologise (pentru ca am intarziat)

"I take full responsibility for my actions."

i take full responsability (pentru actiunile mele).

But if you accidentally slept in and you missed

Dar daca s-a intamplat sa adormi si ai ratat

your final exam,

examenul de sfarsit de an,

well, then this kind of language

ei bine, acest tip de limbaj

might actually be useful for you.

s-ar putea sa iti fie de folos.

You might be able to convince your professor

Poate ti-ai putea convinge profesorul

that it was an honest mistake

ca a fost intr-adevar o greseala neintentionata

and maybe you can repeat the exam.

si poate ai putea sustine examenul.

So I hope that you've learned some new expressions

Sper ca ai invatat cateva expresii

and phrases during that lesson to help you sound

si fraze noi pe parcursul acestei lectii, si ca te vor ajuta sa pari

more sincere and more sophisticated

mai sincer si sofisticat in exprimare

when you apologise in English.

cand iti ceri iertare in engleza.

Don't forget that you can practise your natural English

Nu uita ca iti poti exersa exprimarea,

expression and pronunciation with me

si pronuntia in engleza cu mine

in the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons.

la "mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons"

The link is in the description below

Link ul este in descrierea de mai jos

and it's really easy just to grab them and try them out.

Thanks for watching this lesson. I will definitely

Multumesc ca ai urmarit aceasta lectie.

see you in the next lesson.

Ne vedem la lectia urmatoare.

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