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Saying "excuse me" on the subway in English
What to say on a crowded train when it's your stop.
Full script
Lin
Excuse me, this is my stop.
Them
Oh, sorry! Go ahead.
Lin
Oops, sorry! My bad.
Them
No worries. Is this Central Station?
Lin
Yes, it is. Are you getting off too?
Them
Yep, I'm getting off here.
Lin
After you!
Them
Thanks! Have a good one.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Crowded by the door
✓ Excuse me, this is my stop.When it's your stop
Just passing: Excuse me, coming through!
You hit someone by accident
✓ Sorry, my bad!You did it by accident.
Common reply: No worries / You're fine.
The doors are opening
✓ Are you getting off too?Ask if they get off too.
get off = leave the train, get on = enter
You both need to get off
✓ After you!Polite: let them go first.
More natural and polite than You go first
Quick answers
Crowded by the door: what to say in English
Say “Excuse me, this is my stop.” — when it's your stop. Just passing: Excuse me, coming through!
You hit someone by accident: what to say in English
Say “Sorry, my bad!” — you did it by accident. Common reply: No worries / You're fine.
The doors are opening: what to say in English
Say “Are you getting off too?” — ask if they get off too. get off = leave the train, get on = enter.
You both need to get off: what to say in English
Say “After you!” — polite: let them go first. More natural and polite than You go first.