Apologizing

 

Kita berkata “I am sorry.”, “I am so sorry.”, dan “Sorry” untuk meminta maaf. Kita meminta maaf kepada orang lain ketika kita membuat kesalahan, menyakiti orang lain, menolak sebuah tawaran, menolak sebuah undangan, tidak bisa membantu seseorang, dan melewatkan sebuah acara. Berikut ungkapan apologizing beserta tanggapannya.

 

Apologizing	Responding
I am really sorry.	Never mind.
I am sorry for hiding your sandals.	O.K. But don’t do it again.
Please forgive me.	Don’t worry about it.
I do apologize.	It’s all right.
Sorry for what I have done. I didn’t mean to.	That’s all right. Be careful next time.

 

Contoh Percakapan:

1.     Rita           : Hanifa, Let’s hang out at Jano’s place after school

Hanifa       : I’m sorry. I have a club activities today.

Jano           : That’s fine. Maybe next time.

2.     Jack           : Can I have orange juice, please?

Waiter        : I am really sorry. We are running out of oranges

Jack           : O.K. Iced tea then