ASKING AND GIVING FOR APOLOGIZE (Meminta dan memberi maaf)
Untuk ungkapan meminta maaf dalam ungkapan bahasa Inggris, anda dapat menggunakan beberapa ekspresi sebagai berikut: • I’m sorry, please! (maafkan saya) • Forgive me, please! (saya minta maaf) • I beg your pardon, please! (saya harap kamu dapat memaafkan saya) •There isn’t word than you can forgive me. (tidak ada kata selain kamu dapat memaafkan saya) • Would you forgive me, please? (maukah kamu memaafkan saya) • I apologize (saya mohon maaf)
Untuk ungkapan memberikan maaf kepada seseorang, anda dapat menggunakan ungkapan-ungkapannya sebagai berikut: • Nevermind (tidak apa-apa) • It does not matter to me (itu tidak masalah bagiku) • That’s OK! (tidak apa-apa) • Don’t mention it! (sudahlah tidak apa-apa) • That’s all right! (itu baik) • Not at all! (tidak sama sekali)
The dialogue of asking and giving for apologize
In the school, James borrowed a novel to Lily last month. He forgot to return the novel, and unfortunately it was lost. James
: Lily….wait!
Lily
: What’s happen James?
James
: Do you still remember your novel “Eat, Pray, Love” that I borrowed from you last month?
Lily
: Oh, yaaah. I remember, it was a month with you isn’t it? What’s wrong?
James
: Lily, I beg your pardon please! The novel was lost, I’ve looked for everywhere and I didn’t find it. I’m sorry Lily!
Lily
: Oh…….it does not matter to me james. It’s just a novel, I still have some. It’s okay.
James
: Would you for give me please!
Lily
: Don’t mention it James , forget it okay.
James
: Okay, thank you Lily.
Lily
: You’re welcome.