When I use 'Entschudigung' and 'Verzeihung'.
When I start to learn about greetins, I learne/I first saw the word 'Entschuldigung' and today I was reading a dialogue the I saw 'Verzihung'.

What I understood about the difference between it was the formality. Is it right?

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When I use 'Entschudigung' and 'Verzeihung'.
When I start to learn about greetins, I learne/I first saw the word 'Entschuldigung' and today I was reading a dialogue the I saw 'Verzihung'.

What I understood about the difference between it was the formality. Is it right?

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The difference is subtle and even in Germany many people mix these two up.
Entschuldigung is used if you do something wrong or rude "Entschuldigen Sie bitte" or "Ich entschuldige mich (bei Ihnen/Dir)"
This is like the english "excuse me".
You can also use it in advance, for example if you want to jump a queue.
Verzeihen can only be done by the victim, its more like the english forgiveness. (Ich verzeihe Ihnen). But you can ask for Verzeihung like "Ich bitte um Verzeihung" or "Verzeihen Sie bitte". This is synonymous  to "Bitte entschuldigen Sie". 
But you cannot say "Ich verzeihe mir" instead of "Ich entschuldige mich" as this would be forgiving yourself for a mistake you did.

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When I hear "Verzeihung!", I instinctively picture a movie scene from several decades ago with a very formal context. I hardly ever use it myself (even in formal contexts). And I don't think I hear it a lot in real life either.

So my advice for you is: Stick with "Entschuldigung", which will never be wrong. And when you come across "Verzeihung", just remember that it means the same. But you don't have to use it actively.

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Hi, "Entschuldigung" corresponds to English "excuse me". Yes you are right "Verzeihung/Pardon" is very formal.

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Hi, "Entschuldigung" corresponds to English "excuse me". Yes you are right "Verzeihung/Pardon" is very formal.

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