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Are you ready to discover all the things you have to know about the basic French word "Excusez-moi"? It includes a full explanation of what it is and how you can use it in everyday life with an audio example. Plus, we also added some useful informations like synonym, dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio and more!
Translation : Excuse me
Register : Formal - Basic
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IPA : / ɛkskyzemwa /
It literally means:
"Excusez-moi" is a common way to express "Excuse me" in French. It's useful to express apologies in formal contexts or when talking to a stranger.
Just like in English, "excusez-moi" (excuse me) is typically used when talking to a stranger in the street, few examples:
But it can also be used to apologize in every other informal situation, to express "I am sory":
Finally, when you need to express apologies in informal contexts, you can use instead: "Excuse-moi" (Excuse-me), "Désolé" (Sorry) or "Pardon" (Pardon).
Dialogue
Attention ! Vous marchez sur mes chaussures !
Be careful! You walk on my shoes!
Excusez-moi
Excuse me
Pas de problème
No problem
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