Excuses for being late (Desculpas por estar atrasado)

• It’s not an easy place to find.

• Sorry – I didn’t hear the alarm clock.

• The alarm didn’t go off.

• I slept right through the alarm.

• I had to wait ages for a bus.

• The bus was late.

• The traffic was terrible.

• I couldn’t find a parking space.

• The roads were chockablock.

• I got lost coming here.