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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine.
Eric: Apologizing Politely.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for apologizing in formal situations.
PATTERN
Eric: For example, "I am truly sorry for your loss."
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Yasmine: [slow] Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Eric: The pattern for apologizing in formal situations has 3 elements. First, the expression "I am truly sorry" for a male speaker.
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé.
Eric: Second, the preposition "for."
Yasmine: pour.
Eric: Third, the complement, in this case "your loss."
Yasmine: votre perte.
Eric: Altogether, we have "I am truly sorry for your loss."
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte. [slow] Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte. [normal] Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Eric: First you have the expression "I am truly sorry." The writing of "sorry" varies depending on if the speaker is a man or a woman. Then comes the preposition "for," and lastly the complement.
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Eric: So remember, to apologize formally, first start with the expression "I am truly sorry." Next is the preposition "for," and last the thing that you are sorry about.
Eric: Here's another example meaning, "I am truly sorry for the bad news." First, the expression "I am truly sorry" for a female speaker.
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolée.
Eric: Second, the preposition "for."
Yasmine: pour.
Eric: Third, the complement, in this case "the bad news."
Yasmine: la mauvaise nouvelle.
Eric: Altogether we have...
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle. [slow] Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle. [normal] Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle.
Eric: "I am truly sorry for the bad news."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle.
Eric: How do you say - "I am truly sorry for his behavior." To give you a hint, "behavior" is...
Yasmine: comportement. [slow] comportement. [normal] comportement.
Eric: "I am truly sorry for his behavior."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement. [slow] Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement. [normal] Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement.
REVIEW
Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go.
Eric: "I am truly sorry for your loss."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Eric: "I am truly sorry for the bad news."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolée pour cette mauvaise nouvelle.
Eric: "I am truly sorry for his behavior."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour son comportement.

Outro
Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for apologizing in formal situations , as in...
Yasmine: Je suis sincèrement désolé pour votre perte.
Eric: meaning "I am truly sorry for your loss."
Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time!
Yasmine: A la prochaine!

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