🇬🇧 Sorry meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Sorry" is a word you say when you know you did something wrong or hurt someone’s feelings and you wish you hadn’t done it. When you say you are sorry, you are showing that you care about the other person and want to make things better. Being sorry means you understand your mistake, you feel bad about it, and you want to try not to do it again.

He felt sorry he put googly eyes on all the fruit, because now he’s scared to eat them while they “watch.”

She was sorry she told her friend her new haircut looked “interesting,” because that is code for “uh-oh.”

He was sorry he practiced karate kicks near the lamp, which is now resting in lamp heaven.

I felt sorry I convinced my brother the moon was made of cheese; now he’s outside with a fork and a ladder.

He was sorry he tried to microwave his socks to warm them, and now the whole kitchen smells like hot feet.

A boy steps on the small dog's paw. He says sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. He is sad and puts his hand on the dog. The dog cries and looks up. The boy hugs the dog and says sorry again. The dog sniffs his hand, wags its tail, and lies down. They sit quiet and smile.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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