Level up your conversation with better ways of saying 'sorry' in English. I’ve got a question: have you ever forgotten your best friend’s birthday, or been late for an important meeting?
Have you ever been late for an important meeting, or spilt coffee on a friend’s shirt?
What connects all these situations?
They’re all situations where you might need to apologise. If so, what would you say? Of course, to apologise, you can just say ‘I’m sorry’, but there’s much more language that native-level English speakers use to apologise and express how they feel.
In this lesson, you'll learn useful phrases to apologise in different ways in different situations.
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Contents:
Intro 00:00-01:09
I apologise 01:09-02:38
I regret 02:38-03:48
I'm sorry 03:48-06:44
Excuse me 06:44-07:53
I owe you an apology 07:53-09:07
Indirect apologies 09:07

This lesson will help you:
- Learn about formal ways you can apologise in English.
- See examples of saying sorry in English when you are writing formally.
- Practice speaking in everyday conversations and saying sorry in the right way.
- Understand neutral language for apologising in English.
- Disagree politely by using phrases to say sorry in English.
- Get examples of saying sorry to take responsibility for something.
- Use new phrases to say sorry in English to disagree with someone.
- Increase your vocabulary with phrases with ways to say 'excuse me' using phrases to apologise in English.

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