1) Ni xin li - v mt vic lm sai: * Thn mt I'm sorry I'm late. Xin li ti n tr. I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday.

Xin li anh qun ngy sinh nht ca em. * Trang trng I beg your pardon madam, I didn't see you were waiting to be served. Ti xin li b, ti khng nhn thy b ang ch c phc v. I'm awfully sorry but those tickets are sold out now. Ti thnh tht xin li nhng nhng v c bn ht ri. I must apologise for my children's rude behaviour. Ti phi xin li v hnh vi v l ca cc con ti. 2) Ni xin li - a ra l do: Thng thng khi xin li, chng ta a ra l do cho hnh vi ca mnh: I'm sorry I'm late but my alarm clock didn't go off this morning. Ti xin li n tr v ng h bo thc ca ti khng reng vo bui sng ny. I'm so sorry there's nothing here you can eat, I didn't realise you were a vegetarian. Ti tht xin li khng c g bn c th n c. Ti khng bit l bn l ngi n chay. 3) Ni xin li - v ngt ngang ai : Excuse me, can you tell me where the Post Office is please? Xin li, ng c th ch cho ti Bu in u khng? I'm sorry but can I get through? Ti xin li nhng ti c th i qua c khng? 4) Ni xin li - khi vic bun xy ra vi ai : I'm sorry to hear you've not been feeling well. Ti tht bun khi nghe bn khng c khe. I'm so sorry to hear your dad died. Ti thnh tht chia bun khi cha anh qua i. I heard you failed your driving test. I'm really sorry but I'm sure you'll pass next time. Ti nghe ni bn trt k thi li xe. Ti chia bun nhng ti chc bn s u vo ln sau. 5) Ni xin li - yu cu ai lp li vic g: Excuse me? Xin li? Excuse me, what did you say? Xin li, bn ni g? I'm sorry? Xin li? I'm sorry, can you say that again? Xin li, bn c th lp li khng?

Pardon? Xin li? 6) p li li xin li p li li xin li, chng ta c th ni cm n hoc c gng lm cho ngi i phng d chu bng cch no . I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday. Anh tht xin li qun ngy sinh nht ca em! Oh don't worry, there's always next year! khng sao, mnh ch nm sau! I'm sorry to hear you've not been feeling well. Ti tht bun khi nghe bn khng c khe. Thanks. I think I've just picked up a bug at the office. It's nothing too serious. Cm n. Ti ngh ti b ly bnh trong vn phng. Khng c g nghim trng. I'm sorry I'm late but my alarm clock didn't go off this morning. Ti xin li n tr v ng h bo thc khng reng vo bui sng ny. That's OK. We've only just started the meeting. Khng sao. Chng ti ch mi bt u bui hp.