Apologising and cancelling

Practise apologising and cancelling plans in messages and emails with Es tut mir leid, Leider kann ich nicht … and Entschuldigung. Give a reason and, if you can, suggest a new time.

You can’t come to dinner at your friend’s tonight. What do you write?

Es tut mir leid = I’m sorry.

You give a reason why you have to cancel. Which sentence is correct?

Where does the verb go after deshalb?

You write to the doctor’s office to cancel your appointment. What do you write?

zusagen means to accept.

You want a new appointment at the doctor’s office. What do you write?

Ask for a free appointment in the future.

You answer a friend’s message very late. How do you start?

In a dass clause, the verb goes to the end.

You write to your teacher, who you say Sie to, because you missed the course yesterday. What do you write?

Use the Sie form, and the course was yesterday.

You have cancelled a meeting and want to apologise once more at the end of the email. What do you write?

nochmals = once more.

A friend writes: „Tut mir leid, dass ich gestern nicht gekommen bin.“ How do you reply?

Accept the apology.

You can’t go to a meeting with your boss tomorrow. Which email sentence fits?

Be polite and give a reason.

Which sentence cancels a plan and suggests another day?

Which connector introduces an alternative?

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