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Usages of pardon
Une petite dispute a commencé entre mon frère et ma sœur, puis mon frère a dit : « Pardon, je suis fatigué. »
A small argument started between my brother and my sister, then my brother said, “Sorry, I am tired.”
Pardon, je ne comprends pas.
Sorry, I do not understand.
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