This document discusses ways to apologize in English, including phrases like "Excuse me...", "I beg your pardon", "I'm very sorry for...", and "I apologize for...". It provides example dialogues of people apologizing for interrupting, making mistakes, and being late. The document also lists responses like "That's OK", "Don't worry about it", and "That's quite all right" when someone apologizes.

1. APOLOGIZING
Ungkapan yang di gunakan untuk meminta maaf kepada orang lain.
“ execuse me…”( maaf..) untuk menginterupsi seseorang untuk meminta sesuatu.
Untuk lebih sopan menggunakan “ I beg your pardon….!( saya mohon maaf )
Example Dialogues
Person 1: Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
Person 2: Yes, it's two o'clock.
Person 1: I beg your pardon. Would you minding helping me a moment?
Person 2: Certainly. What can I do to help?
* Contoh di atas seseorang meminta bantuan tetapi dalam sebuah / di tengah percakapan.
Jika kamu akan meminta maaf karena sebuah kesalahan atau kesalahpahaman maka gunakan
phrase di bawah ini :
1. I'm very sorry for / that ... (maafkan saya atas…)
2. Apologize if I ... ( saya minta maaf jika saya…)
3. I apologize for (+ ing form of verb) ( saya minta maaf untuk..di ikuti kata krja bentuk –
ing)
4. Please accept my apologies for ….( mohon terima permintaan maaf saya)
Merespon orang yang meminta maaf:
1. That’s OK.
2.That’s quite all right.
3. Don’t worry about it.
Example Dialogues 1
Person 1: I'm very sorry for stepping on your foot!
Person 2: Don't worry about it. It's very crowded on this train.
Person 1: I apologize for my mistakes on this quiz.
Person 2: That's why you take quizzes - to learn!

2. Example Dialogues 2
Andri : Good morning, Sir.
Mr. Luki : Good morning, Andri.
Andri : I’m sorry for my being late, Sir.
Mr. Luki : Why did you come late today?
Andri : I got up late this morning.
Mr. Luki : OK. That’s all right for this time. But, starting tomorrow, you mustn’t be late.
Andri : I won’t, Sir.