Asking about health / life 5.

Pardon (me)
6. That's my fault.
7. Sorry. It was all my fault.
1. How are you? 8. Please excuse my (ignorance)
2. How are things? 9. Please don't be mad at me.
3. How's it going? 10. Please accept our (sincerest)
4. How have you been? apologies.
5. I hope everything's okay?
6. Alright? Asking for help

Asking for information

1. Can you give me a hand with this?
2. Could you help me for a second?
1. Can you tell me...? 3. Can I ask a favour?
2. Could you tell me...? 4. I wonder if you could help me
3. I'd like to know... with this?
4. Do you have any idea...? 5. I could do it with some help,
5. Could anyone tell me...? please.
6. (Do / Would) you happen to 6. I can't manage. Can you help?
know...? 7. Give me a hand with this, will
7. I wonder if you could tell me...? you?
8. I wonder if someone could tell 8. Lend me a hand with this, will
me...? you?
9. I need some help, please.
Asking somebody's opinion
Giving an opinion
1. What do you think of...?
2. What do you think about...? 1. I'd say...
3. How would you feel (about...)? 2. Personally, I think...
4. What's your opinion of...? 3. If you ask me...
5. What do think about that? 4. The way I see it...
6. What are your views on...? 5. As far as I'm concerned...
7. What would you say to... / if 6. If you don't mind me saying...
we...? 7. I'm convinced that...
8. Are you aware of….? 8. In my humble opinion...

Apologising

1. Sorry.
2. I'm (so / very / terribly) sorry.
3. so sorry.
4. How stupid / careless of me.