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.