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Excuse me/I'm sorry. (informal)
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Excuse me/I'm sorry. (formal)
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Excuse me, please.
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Forgive me/I'm sorry. (informal)
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Forgive me/I'm sorry. (formal)
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Forgive me, please.
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It's okay!
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Essential Expressions - Apologies
- Beginner 1
- 5 Words
- 15
Intercultural communication is hard! Sometimes you just have to say "I'm sorry" to smooth things over. Luckily it's not that hard to do in Russian! By the way, both verbs featured in this audio can also be used when you want to attract someone's attention with an "excuse me"!
Dialogue
Vocab
| Word | Definition | Fluency | ||
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извини (sing.) (verb) (imperative) (ты) (perfective) sorry; excuse me | (sing.) (verb) (imperative) (ты) (perfective) sorry; excuse me | |||
извините (pl.) (verb) (imperative) (Вы / вы) (perfective) sorry; excuse me | (pl.) (verb) (imperative) (Вы / вы) (perfective) sorry; excuse me | |||
прости + accusative (sing.) (verb) (imperative) (ты) forgive; excuse | (sing.) (verb) (imperative) (ты) forgive; excuse | |||
простите (pl.) (expression) (imperative) (Вы / вы) sorry; pardon | (pl.) (expression) (imperative) (Вы / вы) sorry; pardon | |||
ничего (expression) no problem; don't worry | (expression) no problem; don't worry |