excuse me
01
Ursäkta, Förlåt
said before asking someone a question, as a way of politely getting their attention
Exempel
Excuse me, can I speak to the manager?
Ursäkta mig, kan jag tala med chefen?
02
Ursäkta, Förlåt
said to politely ask someone to move or make space so that one can get past them
Exempel
Excuse me, I'm trying to get to the front.
Ursäkta mig, jag försöker komma fram.
03
Ursäkta, Förlåt
said to apologize for interrupting someone
Exempel
Excuse me, I did n’t realize you were speaking.
Ursäkta, jag insåg inte att du pratade.
04
Ursäkta, Förlåt
said to politely inform someone that one is going to leave or talk to another person
Exempel
Excuse me for a second, I ’ll be right back.
Ursäkta mig en sekund, jag kommer strax tillbaka.
05
Ursäkta, jag tittade inte vart jag var på väg.
said to apologize when one makes a rude noise or does something wrong
Exempel
Excuse me, I accidentally bumped into you.
Ursäkta, jag råkade stöta till dig.
06
Ursäkta, Vad?
said to ask someone to repeat what they have said because it could not be heard
Exempel
" Can you pass the salt? " " Excuse me? "
"Kan du skicka saltet?" "Ursäkta?"
07
Ursäkta
said before one disagrees with someone in order to not be rude or offensive
Exempel
Excuse me! That was my idea, not yours!
Ursäkta ! Det var min idé, inte din !
