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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you'll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose, or that you are sorry in Thai.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal feminine way to say "Excuse me, I'm sorry" in Thai.
Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษนะคะ(khǎaw-thôot ná khá.)
Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Excuse me"
Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษ [Slow] ขอโทษ (khǎaw-thôot)
Eric: Next is a particle used to soften speech.
Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná)
Eric: And last is the polite ending particle for women.
Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá)
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Excuse me, I'm sorry" for female speakers.
Jay: [Slow] ขอโทษนะคะ [Normal] ขอโทษนะคะ
Eric: Now let's take a look at the formal way to say "Excuse me, I'm sorry" if you are a male speaker.
Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษนะครับ(khǎaw-thôot ná khráp.)
Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Excuse me"
Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษ [Slow] ขอโทษ (khǎaw-thôot)
Eric: Next comes the particle used to soften speech.
Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná)
Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men.
Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp)
Eric: Listen again to the formal masculine phrase meaning "Excuse me, I'm sorry."
Jay: [Slow] ขอโทษนะครับ [Normal] ขอโทษนะครับ
Eric: Next up is the feminine way to say "It's no problem."
Jay: [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ(mâi-bpen-rai khâ.)
Eric: First is a word meaning "not"
Jay: [Normal] ไม่ [Slow] ไม่(mâi)
Eric: Next is a noun meaning "matter, problem"
Jay: [Normal] เป็นไร [Slow] เป็นไร(bpen-rai)
Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for women.
Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ)
Eric: Listen again to the feminine phrase meaning "It's no problem."
Jay: [Slow] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ
Eric: Finally, here is the way to say "It's no problem." if you are a male speaker.
Jay: [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรครับ(mâi-bpen-rai khráp.)
Eric: First is a word meaning "not"
Jay: [Normal] ไม่ [Slow] ไม่(mâi)
Eric: Next is the word meaning "matter, problem"
Jay: [Normal] เป็นไร [Slow] เป็นไร(bpen-rai)
Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men.
Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp)
Eric: Listen again to the masculine phrase meaning "It's no problem."
Jay: [Slow] ไม่เป็นไรครับ [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรครับ
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jay: When you say “I’m sorry” or khǎaw-thôot in Thai, I recommend you do the gesture [Wai]. Just place your palms together, bow your head down and let your fingertips touch the tip of the nose.

Outro

Eric: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson!
Jay: สวัสดี ค่ะ

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