Lateness Excuses - Translation
It happens to all of us at some point to be late for work. Here are some expressions you can use in Korean to explain what happened.
변명
English: EXCUSES
Phonetic pronunciation: byeon myeong
제 시간
English: ON TIME
Phonetic pronunciation: jae she-gan
늦은
English: LATE
Phonetic pronunciation: neu-jeun
늦어서 죄송해요
English: I'M SORRY I'M LATE.
Phonetic pronunciation: neuj-uh-suh jway-song-hae-yoh
오늘 아침에 교통이 너무 막혀서요
English: TRAFFIC WAS REALLY BAD THIS MORNING.
Phonetic pronunciation: oh-neul ah-chim-ae gyoh-tong noh-moo makhyoh-soh
오늘 아침에 몸이 안좋아서요
English: I WASN'T FEELING WELL THIS MORNING.
Phonetic pronunciation: oh-neul ah-chim-ae moh-me anjoh-ah-soh-yo
어제 밤에 늦게 들어와서 모르고 늦잠잤어요
English: I WAS OUT LATE LAST NIGHT AND ACCIDENTALLY OVERSLEPT.
Phonetic pronunciation: oh-jay bam-ae neut-gay deul-oh-wah-soh moh-reuh-goh neut-jam-jah-yo
버스를 놓쳤어요
English: I MISSED MY BUS.
Phonetic pronunciation: bosseuh-rul noh-chyoh-yo
미안해요
English: I'M SORRY ( regular)
Phonetic pronunciation: mi-an-ae.
죄송합니다
English: I'M VERY VERY SORRY (more formal)
Phonetic pronunciation: che-song-ham-ni-da
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Last Updated on 2021-02-20
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