| Okay, now it's your turn. |
| Do you remember how to say "I'm sorry for [reason]."? |
| أنا آسف إني [reason]. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī [reason].) |
| Imagine you want to apologize because you told a lie to someone. Do you remember how to say "lying to you?" |
| كدبت عليك, كدبت عليك |
| (kedebt ʿaleīki, kedebt ʿaleīki) |
| Say “I'm sorry for lying to you.” |
| أنا آسف إني كدبت عليك. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī kedebt ʿaleīki.) |
| Now say you're sorry for lying, and respond to it. |
| أنا آسف إني كدبت عليك. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī kedebt ʿaleīki.) |
| ولا يهمك. |
| (walā yehemmak.) |
| Now imagine you want to apologize because you hurt someone's feelings. Do you remember how to say "hurting your feelings?" |
| جرحت مشاعرك, جرحت مشاعرك |
| (garaḥt mašāʿrek, garaḥt mašāʿrek) |
| Say “I'm sorry for hurting your feelings.” |
| أنا آسف إني جرحت مشاعرك. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī garaḥt mašāʿrek.) |
| Now say you're sorry for hurting someone's feelings, and respond to it. |
| أنا آسف إني جرحت مشاعرك. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī garaḥt mašāʿrek.) |
| ولا يهمك. |
| (walā yehemmak.) |
| Now imagine you want to apologize because you canceled. Do you remember how to say "canceling?" |
| لغيت, لغيت |
| (laġeīt, laġeīt) |
| Say “I'm sorry for canceling.” |
| أنا آسف إني لغيت. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī laġeīt.) |
| Now say you're sorry for canceling, and respond to it. |
| أنا آسف إني لغيت. |
| (ʾanā ʾāsef ʾennī laġeīt.) |
| ولا يهمك. |
| (walā yehemmak.) |
| In this lesson, you learned new vocabulary and phrases you can use in your everyday life to apologize to someone. |
| You are now able to apologize and forgive someone like a native speaker! |
| See you in the next lesson! |
| Bye! |
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