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excuse me
01
Permisi, Maaf
said before asking someone a question, as a way of politely getting their attention
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, could you help me with this?
Permisi, bisakah Anda membantu saya dengan ini?
Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop?
Permisi, di mana halte bus terdekat?
02
Permisi, Maaf
said to politely ask someone to move or make space so that one can get past them
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, can you let me through?
Permisi, bisakah Anda memberi saya jalan?
Excuse me, I need to pass.
Permisi, saya perlu lewat.
03
Permisi, Maaf
said to apologize for interrupting someone
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, but could I ask you a quick question?
Maaf, tapi bisakah saya mengajukan pertanyaan singkat?
Excuse me, there ’s someone at the door for you.
Permisi, ada seseorang di pintu untuk Anda.
04
Permisi, Maaf
said to politely inform someone that one is going to leave or talk to another person
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, I need to go take care of something.
Permisi, saya perlu pergi mengurus sesuatu.
Excuse me, I ’ll be back shortly.
Permisi, saya akan segera kembali.
05
Maaf, saya tidak melihat ke mana saya pergi.
said to apologize when one makes a rude noise or does something wrong
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, I was n’t looking where I was going.
Maaf, saya tidak melihat ke mana saya pergi.
Oh, excuse me. I did n’t notice you were standing so close.
Oh, maaf. Saya tidak menyadari Anda berdiri begitu dekat.
06
Maaf, Apa?
said to ask someone to repeat what they have said because it could not be heard
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, could you repeat that please?
Maaf, bisakah Anda mengulanginya?
" Please fill out this form. " " Excuse me? "
« Silakan isi formulir ini. » « Maaf? »
07
Maaf
said before one disagrees with someone in order to not be rude or offensive
Contoh-contoh
Excuse me, but I do n't think that's true.
Maaf, tapi saya tidak berpikir itu benar.
Excuse me, but I do n’t think that ’s what he meant at all.
Maaf, tapi saya tidak berpikir itu yang dia maksud sama sekali.
