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Introduction
Becky: Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize in Korean.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Korean.
Kyejin: [Normal] 저기요.(jeogiyo)
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me'
Kyejin: [Normal] 저기요 [Slow] 저기요 (jeogiyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Excuse me.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 저기요. [Normal] 저기요.
Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Excuse me.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 실례합니다.(sillyehamnida.)
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'excuse me'
Kyejin: [Normal] 실례합니다 [Slow] 실례합니다 (sillyehamnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Excuse me.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 실례합니다. [Normal] 실례합니다.
Becky: Following is the informal way to say 'I'm sorry.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 미안해요. (mianhaeyo.)
Becky: First is a word meaning ‘sorry.’
Kyejin: [Normal] 미안 [Slow] 미안 (mian)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'be.’
Kyejin: [Slow] 해요 [Normal] 해요 (haeyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'I'm sorry.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 미안해요. [Normal] 미안해요.
Becky: Finally is a formal way to say 'I'm sorry.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 죄송합니다. (joesonghamnida.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'sorry.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 죄송 [Slow] 죄송 (joesong)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'be.’
Kyejin: [Slow] 합니다 [Normal] 합니다 (hamnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'I'm sorry.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 죄송합니다. [Normal] 죄송합니다.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Kyejin: Both 미안하다(mianhada) and 죄송하다(joesonghada) are adjectives that mean "sorry." But 죄송합니다(joesonghamnida.) is an honorific expression. You would never use it with people of the same age or younger.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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