Could you excuse us, please?

and Can you excuse us, please?; Would you excuse us, please?; Will you excuse us, please?

We must leave. I hope you will forgive us. (A polite way of announcing a departure.) Bill: Could you excuse us, please? We simply must rush off. Alice: So sorry you have to go. Come back when you can stay longer.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lester	LES-tər	English
Phyllida	FIL-i-də	English (Rare)
Njord	-	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Sharif	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Ayn	IEN	Various
Adelaide	AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese)	English, Italian, Portuguese