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3-Minute Mexican Spanish S1 #5

Making Apologies

CONTENTS
2 Mexican Spanish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 MEXICAN SPANISH

1. Disculpa

2. Disculpe

3. Lo siento

4. Perdón

ENGLISH

1. Excuse me. (informal)

2. Excuse me. (formal)

3. I'm sorry.

4. Sorry.

VOCABULARY

S panish English C lass Ge nde r

disculpe (Mexican) forgive *formal verb

lo (Iberian) it pronoun masculine

Perdón (Mexican) Forgive verb,expression

siento (Mexican) feel verb

disculpa (Mexican) forgive verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES
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¿Lo has visto ya? Lo aprendí en la escuela.

"Have you seen it yet?" "I learned it in school."

Te pido perdón. Me siento muy cansado.

"I ask you to forgive me." "I feel very tired."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to apologise yourself.

Mexican Spanish English Important notes

Phrase 1 Disculpa Excuse me. informal

Verb "disculpar" - to
forgive, conjugated
in the 2nd person
Word 1 disculpa forgive
singular (you) in the
informal register.

Phrase 2 Disculpe Excuse me. formal

Verb "disculpar" - to
forgive, conjugated
in the 2nd person
Word 1 disculpe forgive
singular (you) in the
formal register.

Phrase 3 Lo siento I'm sorry.

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Word 1 lo it

Verb "sentir" - to
feel, conjugated in
Word 2 siento feel the 1st person
singular (I).

Phrase 4 Perdón Sorry.

Word 1 perdón forgive

*All verbs are conjugated in the Present Tense, unless it is indicated in the Important Notes
Column.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

If you accidentally bump into someone on the street, the most natural expression would be -
lo siento.

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