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

Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

Halow! Waxan ahay emma oo idin kala soo hadlaysa mmm english

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

Casharka manta wax idin kula wadagi donaa habab

and more meaningful ways to say

kala duwan oo macno leh aad ku dhihi karto

"Sorry!"

"Waa ka xumahay""!

Now of course, it's okay to say

Dabcan waa wax caadi ah inaad dhahdo

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

" waan ka xumahay" markii aad qalad gashi ama

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

Markii aad samayso wax qalad, waad dhihi kartaa "wan ka xumahay"!

But "sorry" is really overused in English.

Lakin erayga " sorry " waa eray inta badan la isticmaalo luqada englishka

It's so overused that sometimes

Isticmaalkaas badan waxay mararka qaar sababta

it can seem a little meaningless.

In raaali galinta qofka bixinaayo ay noqoto mid aan macno ku fadhin

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

Adiga xataa wad aragtaa in erayga "sorry" ay dadka ay isticmalaan inta badan

They apologise all the time for lots of different reasons.

Dadkuna waxay raali galin u bixiyan markasta sababo kala duwan

"Sorry!"

" sorry"!

"Sorry I'm late!"

" wan ka xumahay, waan soo daahay"!

"Sorry!"

" Wan ka xumahay"

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

" wan ka xumahay, wan halmaamay inaan soo qaato......

"Oh! Sorry!"

"Alla! Wan ka xumahay!"

And because of that,

Sidaa darteed

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

"I'm sorry" waxa noqotay mid aan wax macna ku fadhin

Sometimes it can feel like you don't really care

Mararka qaar waxay noqota wax aad iska dhahdid adigoon u fiirsan

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

Ama waxaad dhahdaa " wan ka xumahay"

you have to, not because you actually mean it.

Hadii aad u argto inay ay tahay wax qasab kugu aha, ama waxaad dhahdaa wan ka xumahay adigoo ula jeeda in aad ka xuntahy waxa dhacay

So when you really need to say sorry

Gormee ayaad u baaahan tahy inaad dhahdo sorry "wan ka xumahay

for something that you've done,

Markii aad samayso wax

maybe a mistake that you've made or

Ama aad gasho qalad

some problem that you've created, well then,

Ama xaalad aad abuurtay. Hadaba

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

Waa wax wanaagsan inaad isticmaasho erayo aad u muujinaya inaad ka xuntahay waxa dhacay

Okay? To show that you really mean it.

Hadaba si aad u muujiso inaan aad uga xuntahay waxa dhacay

And today, I'm going to share

Manta waxaan kula waadagi donaa

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

Habab kale oo aad ku dhihi karto wan ka xumahay luqada englishka

some meaningful ways to apologise.

Habab aad raali galin wanaagsan oo macno leh ku bixin karto

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

Hada, waxaaan ku tusi donaa habab kala duwan oo ad ku dhihi karto sorry

to help you build your vocabulary

Si ay kaaga sacidaan inaad kobciso erayadada dhanka afka engriisiga

so that your English sounds more

Si markii aad ku hadleyso luqada englishka

sophisticated and more meaningful.

Aad ugu hadasho si hormarsan.

But if you want to improve your English pronunciation

Lakin, hadii aad rabto inaad hormariso dhawaaqaaqa luqada englishiga ah

and natural expression,

Si daabici ah aad ugu hadasho

then I really recommend the mmmEnglish

Waxaan aad kugu la talinayaa inaad mmm english

Imitation Lessons!

Imitation lessons!

All of the lessons there are focused

Casharadaas waxa ay xooga saarayaan

on specific situations

Xalado gooni ah

and you'll learn not just what to say,

Waxaad aa ku baran donto kuma koobna kaliya wixii aad dhili lahyd

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

Lakin waxaa kale oo ad ku baran dontaa sidii aad u dhihi lahayd. Markii laga hadlaayo luqada englishka waxaa muhiim ah

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

Qaasatan markii aad isku dayeeso in raali galinta aad bixineyso ay noqoto mid dhab kaa ah oo qalbiga ka timid

Waa muhiim inaad badasho habka aad ugu dhawaaqeyso luqada

Tanna waxay aad kaaaga cawineysaa in loo fahmo farinta ama fakarada ad gubdisay sidii aad rabtay in loo fahmo

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

and your facial expressions and your body language

really helps to convey your message.

Now I created the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons

Waxaan ugu talagalay mmm english imitation lessons-casharada dhawaqa

especially for my students to help them

Qaasatan Ardadeyda si aan ugu caawiyo

develop their pronunciation but also

In ay hormariyaan habka ay ugu dhawaqayam luqada iyo sidoo kale

their natural expression.

In ay ugu hadlaan si dabiici ah

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

Waxaaad awoodi doontaa inaad sameyso practice adigoo gurigaaaga jooga

you don't need a teacher or a speaking partner

Uma bahnid macalin ama qof aad la hadasho

and you can practise your English speaking skills

Adiga kaliga aa practice sameyn kartid si aad u hormariso xirfada ku hadalka luqada englishka

in your own time, whenever it suits you.

Waqtiga aad doonto, iyo markii aad doonto

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

Hadii aadan hore u arag the imitation lessons

grab the link in the description

Ka eeg linkiga hoose yaala (description)

or you can head straight to the webpage right there!

Ama waxaad si toos ah u abaari karta webpage keyga halka!

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

Aan u so dha dhacno hababka kala duwan aad u dhihi karya "i'm sorry".

One of the hardest things about apologising

Qeybta ugu adag ee raali galinta wa inoo

is admitting

Qofka uu qiraa

that you've done something wrong.

Inuu qalad sameeyay

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

Rali galintu waxa ay noqon kartaa mid ay bulshadu u aragto waa ceeb ah ama ay ku tahay xalad qariib ah qofka raali galinta bixinaya

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

Waa xalad ka dhageysa qofka raali galinta bixinaayo inuu dareemo ciriiri ama jajuub

Now, if we're talking about a

Hadii aad rabto inaad ka hadasho oo aad raali galin ka bixiso

small problem that you created,

Qalad yar oo aad gashay

perhaps you provided your

Tusaale: waxaa laga yabaa in

colleague with some wrong information.

Qof kula shaqeynaaye aad u gudbisay war bixin qalad ah waxaad dhihi kartaa

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

Ugu maanan talagalin. Lakin tan micnaheedu ma ahan inaadan qaladka galin.

Then it's absolutely fine to say

Hadi ay arintu saa tahay waa wax caadi ah inaad dhahdo

"Ah...My mistake."

Alla! "My mistake"

Just own it, you know?

Qiro qaladkaaga

It was my mistake, I made the mistake.

Waxa ay ahayd qaladkayga, aniga ayaa sameeyay qaladkaa

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

Waxaad dhihi kartaa "oh my mistake

instead of saying "Sorry"

Intii ad dhihi lahyd "sorry"

Now you can also say "My apologies".

Sidoo kale waxaad dhihi kartaa "my apologies'.

My apologies, I made a mistake.

My apologies, waxan galay khalad

But if you want to tone it down a little

Hadii aad rabto inaad ka dhigto mid informal

and you want to make it a little less formal

And you want to make it alittle less formal ama informal

then you can also say "My bad!"

Waxaad dhihi karta "my bad"

This has become a really common expression

Waa oraah ama jumlad aad loo isticmaalo

you use to admit that you did something wrong

Waxaad u isticmaali kartaa si aad u qirto inaad sameysay qalad

in less formal situations.

Xaladaha aanan u bahneyn inaad formal ahaan u hadashid

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

" waad ka soo daahday kulankii! Waxa uu bilaawday saacad ka hor!"

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

" dhab ahaan? Oh, my bad! Ma anaan u heysan sidaa inuu jadwalku yahay (waqtiga kulanku dhacaye inuu sacad ka hor ahaa)

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

Marka waxa ay u muuqataa, oops, in ay tahay qaladkeyga

My mistake. You just own it, you know?

My mistake. Waad qiranaysaa qaladkaaga

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

Uma baahnid inaad dhahdo "sorry"

you're just claiming the mistake as yours.

Waxaad qiraysaa ama cadeyneysaa in qaladka aad adigu gashay

And these are all great options

Kuwaana waa optionno fiican oo ad isticmaali karto si aad raali galin u bixiso

if the problem you created is not a big one.

Hadii qaladka aad gashay dhibta uu kenay aysan ahayn wax sidaa u weyn

Like, if you were supposed to make a booking

Sida, hadii lagaa rabay inaad buuking u (carbuunto) maqaayad

for you and ten mates at a restaurant

Adiga iyo toban ka mid ah asxaabtaada

and you forgot and when you get there,

Aadna hilmaanto, markii aad timaado maqaayada

there's no room for you.

Halkaa boos kaaga ma banaana.

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

Xaaladaan oo kale waxaad dhihi kartaa "oh my bad".

Ha isticmaalin "my bad" hadii qaladka aad gashay uu yahay mid weyn sida

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

if you forgot to invite your grandma to your wedding,

Hadii aad hilmaantay in aad ayeeyada aad ku cazuumtid arooskaaga

Don't say "Oh, my bad!

Ha dhin "oh, my bad!

That wouldn't go down very well!

Isticmaalka jumladaa xalada ma wanaaginaayo sababto ah

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

Problemka taagan maxalin karto inaad dhahdo "my bad"

So in that situation, you would need something

Xaaladaan oo kale waxaad u baahan tahay wax

a little more meaningful, okay?

Ka macno badan dhihida my bad

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

"Sorry!" Ama "my bad" kuma filna

So you could say,

Waxaad dhihi kartaa

"Grandma, I owe you an apology."

" ayeeyo, waxaad igu leedahay raali galin"

I owe you an apology.

I owe you an opology

Or, "Grandma I want to apologise".

Ama "ayeeyo waxaan rabaa inaan ku raali galiyo"

Alright?

Hagaag?

Both of these expressions

Labada oraah

are used to show that you're serious

Waxaa loo isticmalaa markii raali galinta aad bixineyso ay tahay mid dhab ah oo

and that you're genuine about your apology.

Qalabiga ka timid

They're a little more formal so they

Labadooduba xoogaa waaa formal sidaas owgeed waxa ay

show respect to the person that you're talking to

Muujinanaayan inaad xushmad u heyso qofka aad raali galineyso

and they're really useful in the workplace.

Sidoo kale waxa ay aad ugu haboon yihiin ama loo isticmaala goobta shaqada

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

Okat? Markii aad joogto xafiis, waa markii aad ogtahay in lagaaga bahanyahay inaad u hadasho si

professional and maybe a little bit more

Professional ah iyo xogaaa inaad

formal, than these are great options.

Si formal ah u hadasho, waa options ku haboon xaladaas labadii hore

The other thing to keep in mind is that

Waxaa kaloo jira loona bahanyahy inaad ogaatid ayaaa ah

both of these expressions need an explanation.

Labada oraaah ee aan xooga ka hor ka soo hadlanay in ay u baahan yihiin sharaxaad

Why are you sorry? You could say:

Maxaad u leedahay sorry? Waxaad dhihi kartaa

I want to apologise for something, right?

Waxaan rabaa inaan kaa raaali galin ka bixiyo wixii dhacay. Orahda waxa la raacsinaa for hadii waxa aad raali galinta ka bixineyso ay tahay wax dhacay- something

I want to apologise for my behaviour last night.

Waxaan rabaa inaan kaa raali galiyo sidii aan u dhaqmayay xalay

I want to apologise to someone okay.

Waxaan raba inaan raali galiyo to markii la raaciyo waxaa loo isticmaalaa shakhsi tusae

I want to apologise to your sister.

Waxaaan rabaa inaan raali galiyo walashaa

Now, the difference between to and for here is

U fiiriso farqiga u dhaxeeyo to iyo for

super important.

Waa muhiim

These little prepositions are a little tricky so,

Labaduba waa meeleye yaal (prepositions)

for the grammar rules and more examples about

Xeerarka ay leeyihin to and for, hadii aad rabto inaad wax badan ka ogaato iyo tusaale yaasho

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

To iyo for waxad ka heli karta oo aad ka eegi karta

right here.

Halkaa

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

Waxa uu ku saabsan yahy for and when iyo goorta la isticmaalo

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

Waa muhiim inaan sharxdo sababta aad raali galinta u bixineyso

with these expressions.

Markii aad isticmaleyso labadii jumlo ee hore

Alright, let's think of a more significant problem

Hagaag! Hadaba aan egno hadii problemka taaagan u yahay mid xasaaasi ah

that maybe you created now.

Oo laga yabo inaad hada aburtay

You might need to write a formal apology,

Markaa waxaad u baahnaan dontaa inaad si formal ah raali galin u bixiso

you know, for your behavior or for

Ku saabsan dabcigaaga- sidii aad u dhaqantay

the behaviour of a family member.

Dabciga qof ka tirsan familkaaga

Something that you really regret.

Ma wax aad samesay oo aad ka shalayneyso sameyskooda

Or in a professional context, when

Ama, markii laga fiiro professional context, waxaad u bahnaandontaa inaad bixiyo formal applogy hadii

your mistake has resulted in a significant problem

Qaladka aad gashay uu ku sababay dhibto aad u weyn

for your customer or your company.

Macamilkaaga ama companiga aaad u shaqeysid

Well, in these situations you need more formal language

Xalaadaahas oo kale waxa ay u bahanyihin inaad luqada ad isticmalayso ay tahay mid formal ah

that's going to help you to express just how

Taa waxay kaa caawin dontaa inaan soo bandhigto sida

deeply sorry you are.

Qotada dheer ee aad uga xuntahay waxa dhacay

I sincerely apologise for my behaviour, for my actions

Waxan si dhab ah oo ay dacadi ku dheehantahy ka raali galinayaa wixii aan sameeyay

for the trouble that I've caused.

Iyo dhibaatoyinkii aan sababay

Okay?

Okay?

You could also say, "I take full responsibility

Sidoo kale waxaad dhihi kartaa waxaan qadanaya mas'uuliyada

for whatever's happened."

Wax kasta oo dhacay

Okay,

now you might even take it one step further and say

Waxaaad kaloo dhihi kartaa

"I'm embarrassed about what has happened" or

Aad ayaan ugu yaqyaqsaday waxa dhacay

"I'm ashamed of my behaviour."

Waa wax laga xishoodo sidii aan u dhaqmay

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

Ama sida uu walalkey u dhaqay

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

Waxaa aad loo isticmalaa orahyadaa

in written English, like in emails and letters,

Markii wax lagu qoraayo english sida emailada iyo letterska

but in professional or quite formal situations,

Lakin professional iyo formal situations

it's acceptable to say these expressions

Xata waa loo adeesan kaaa

directly to someone.

Si si toosan qof loogu raali galiyo

Now don't forget that these ways are,

Waa inaad xasuusnaataa in orahyada ay yihiin

they're quite formal and they're quite serious

Kuwo formal ah

ways to apologise.

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

Hadii aad xoogaa class ka daahdo ha isticmalin orahyada formalka ah sida

it's probably a bit too much to say

"I sincerely apologise for being late."

" I sincerely apologise for being late"

"I take full responsibility for my actions."

" I take full responsibility for my actions"

But if you accidentally slept in and you missed

Lakin hadii ay si kama ah ay hurdo kula tagto final examna

your final exam,

Ku dhaafo

well, then this kind of language

Waa orahydii

might actually be useful for you.

Aad isticmaali lahyd

You might be able to convince your professor

Si aad ugu dhaadhiciso professorkaaga

that it was an honest mistake

In qaladka aad gashay uu yahay mid kama ah

and maybe you can repeat the exam.

Sida darteed waxa laga yaaba inaad imtixaanki aad dib u gasho

So I hope that you've learned some new expressions

Waxaan rajeynayaa inaad barateen xoogaa oraahyo cusub

and phrases during that lesson to help you sound

Intuu casharku socday.si ay kaaga caawiyaan in aad u muuqado qof

more sincere and more sophisticated

Si daacad ah

when you apologise in English.

Raali galin ugu bixiya luqada englishka

Don't forget that you can practise your natural English

Ha hilmaamin in aad englishka ku practice gareyn kartid ugu dhaawiqi kartid si dabiici ah aniga

expression and pronunciation with me

in the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons.

Adigoo qadana mmm english immition lessons

The link is in the description below

Linkiga ka eeg descriptionka hoose

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

Wayna fududahay inaad isku daydo

Thanks for watching this lesson. I will definitely

Waad ku mahadsantahay dawashada casharkan. Waxaan

see you in the next lesson.

Is arki donaa casharka xiga

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