New answers tagged phrase-request
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I'm sorry ===> Es tut mir leid
Sorry ===> Entschuldigung / Verzeihung
Excuse me please ===> Entschuldigen Sie bitte / Verzeihen Sie mir bitte
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If you're not trying to be formal, saying "sorry" or "entschuldigung" is just fine. I use sorry in most situations even though german is my mother tongue.
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Both Entschuldigung (which is a noun; it is an abbreviated form of ich bitte um Entschuldigung) and entschuldigen Sie can be used in a similar way to es tut mir leid; unlike it, they can also be used when interrupting someone:
Excuse me, what time is it?
Entschuldigung, wie spät ist es?
(Es tut mir leid, wenn ich störe, aber ... is also possible.)
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