065. Apologies, Excuses and Thanks

thanks

Sustantivo

/θænks/ or /thānks/

th

θ

a

æ

n

n

k

k

s

s

gracias

actions or words by which one shows one's gratitude

to apologize

Verbo

/ə.pɑ.lə.ʤaɪz/ or /ē.paa.lē.jaiz/

a

ə

p

p

o

ɑ

l

l

o

ə

g

ʤ

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(pedir perdón)

disculparse

to tell a person that one is sorry for having done something wrong

terribly

Adverbio

/tɛ.rəb.li/ or /te.rēb.li/

t

t

e

ɛ

rr

r

i

ə

b

b

l

l

y

i

(extremadamente)

terriblemente

to a great degree

really

Adverbio

/ri:ə.li/ or /riē.li/

r

r

ea

i:ə

ll

l

y

i

de verdad

used to say what is actually the truth or the fact about something

sorry

Adjetivo

/sɑ:ri/ or /saari/

s

s

o

ɑ:

rr

r

y

i

arrepentido

feeling ashamed or apologetic about something that one has or has not done

all right

Adjetivo

/ˌɔːl ˈraɪt/

N/A

good enough or satisfactory, though not exceptional

OK

Adjetivo

/ˌoʊkˈeɪ/

bien

having an acceptable or desirable quality or level

to disturb

Verbo

/dɪs.tɜrb/ or /dis.tērb/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

u

ɜ

r

r

b

b

molestar

to trouble someone and make them uneasy

to worry

Verbo

/wɜ.ri/ or /vē.ri/

w

w

o

ɜ

rr

r

y

i

preocuparse

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

to interrupt

Verbo

/ɪntərʌpt/ or /intērapt/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

ə

rr

r

u

ʌ

p

p

t

t

interrumpir

to stop or pause a process, activity, etc. temporarily

waiting

Sustantivo

/weɪ.tɪng/ or /vei.ting/

w

w

ai

eɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(aguardando)

espera

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

late

Adjetivo

/leɪt/ or /leit/

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(atrasado)

tarde

doing or happening after the time that is usual or expected

delay

Sustantivo

/dɪ.leɪ/ or /di.lei/

d

d

e

ɪ

l

l

a

e

y

ɪ

(demora)

retraso

the act of postponing or putting off something that was scheduled or expected to happen at a particular time

to hold up

Verbo

/hˈoʊld ˈʌp/

(demorar)

retener

to delay the progress of something

to cancel

Verbo

/kænsəl/ or /kānsēl/

c

k

a

æ

n

n

c

s

e

ə

l

l

cancelar

to decide or tell that something arranged before will now not happen

to oversleep

Verbo

/ˌoʊvɝˈsɫip/

(no despertarse a tiempo)

quedarse dormido

to wake up later than one intended to

thanks

interjección

/θænks/ or /thānks/

th

θ

a

æ

n

n

k

k

s

s

gracias

Informal

a short way to say thank you

not at all

interjección

/nˌɑːt æt ˈɔːl/

(No es nada)

De nada

used to respond to thanks in a polite and modest manner

cheers

interjección

/ʧɪrz/ or /chirz/

ch

ʧ

ee

ɪ

r

r

s

z

(¡Salud!)

¡Gracias!

used to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgement

no problem

interjección

/nˈoʊ pɹˈɑːbləm/

(Sin problema)

No hay problema

Informal

used to acknowledge thanks or a request without any sense of inconvenience or difficulty