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Apologizing for being late

늦어서 미안하다고 하기·Prepared table·Reviewed by a person

Senior · older acquaintance

해요체

늦어서 죄송해요

Most common

  • Word swapped미안→죄송
  • Ending해→해요

Other ways to say it

  • 많이 기다리셨죠, 늦어서 죄송해요

    When a senior waited, honoring their action

Changes are measured against the form you’d use with a close friend.Word swappedSubject honorific -시-ParticleTitle addedSoftenedEndingnot in the dictionary

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