Learn Japanese: Saying Sorry

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Japanese, to improve your Japanese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Japanese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Japanese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Japanese class. The more you expose your brain to Japanese audio, the faster you'll learn.

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View the full list of English and Japanese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

• I'm sorry.
• I’m sorry to bother you.
• I'm sorry to have to tell you this.
• I'm very sorry.
• I apologize for the confusion.
• I'm sorry that I did that!
• We all make mistakes.
• I owe you an apology.
• I'm sorry I didn't make it to the party.
• I'm sorry, I totally forgot!
• Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.
• I’m sorry, that was wrong of me.
• Sorry, that was my fault!
• I’m very sorry for the way I behaved.
• I wish I hadn't done that!
• I didn’t mean to hurt you.
• I didn’t mean to offend you.
• I won't do it again.
• Can you forgive me?
• I hope you can forgive me.
• How can I make it up to you?
• I'll do anything to make things right. Anything.
• I’m so sorry to hear that.
• I'm so sorry for your loss.
• I'm so sorry that happened to you.
• I'm glad you made it through all that.
• I forgive you.
• I'm glad we had this talk.