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Sorry and excuse me in Chinese

Unit 10 — Polite interaction & asking for help · 30 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for sorry and excuse me

Example conversations in Chinese

Bumping into someone

哦,不好意思。
Oh, excuse me.
没关系。
That's okay.
对不起,我刚才没看路。
I'm sorry, I wasn't looking.
没关系。我没事。
No problem. I'm fine.
你没事吧?
Are you alright?
是的,我没事。
Yes, I'm alright.
我不是故意撞到你的。
I didn't mean to bump into you.
我知道。这种事是会发生的。
I know. It can happen.
抱歉,撞到你了。
Sorry for the bump.
真的,没关系。别担心。
Really, it's okay. Don't worry.
再次不好意思。祝你今天愉快。
Excuse me again. Have a good day.
谢谢。你也一样。
Thank you. You too.

Asking to get by

不好意思,可以让我过去吗?
Excuse me, can I get by?
哦,当然可以。
Oh, sure.
不好意思,我的包挡路了。
Sorry, my bag is in the way.
没关系。
That's okay.
我不是有意打扰你。
I don't mean to bother you.
你没有打扰我。
You're not a bother.
我不是故意打断你的。
I didn't mean to interrupt.
你没有打断任何事情。
You didn't interrupt anything.
不好意思,再借过一下。
Excuse me one more time.
没关系,没问题。
It's okay, no problem.
不好意思,给你添了这么多麻烦。
Sorry for all this.
不用道歉。没事的。
No sorry needed. You're alright.

Apologizing for being late

对不起,我迟到了。
Sorry, I'm late.
没关系。
It's okay.
我真的很抱歉。路上很堵。
I'm really sorry. Traffic was bad.
堵车迟到是常有的事。没关系。
Late traffic happens. No problem.
对不起,让你等了。
Sorry I made you wait.
没关系。我还有一分钟时间。
It's okay. I had another minute.
我应该早点出发的。
I should have left earlier.
也许吧,但你现在已经到这儿了。
Maybe, but you're here now.
我不是故意迟到的。
I didn't mean to be late.
我知道你不是故意的。
I know you didn't mean to.
谢谢你等我。
Thanks for waiting.
随时都可以。你不用道歉。
Anytime. Sorry wasn't needed.

Interrupting politely

打扰一下。
Excuse me.
嗯?
Yes?
不好意思打扰一下。
Sorry to interrupt.
没关系。
It's okay.
不好意思,再打扰一下。问个小问题可以吗?
Excuse me again. Quick question?
当然,你说吧。
Sure, go ahead.
不好意思,12号房间在哪里?
Sorry, where is Room 12?
沿着走廊往前,在左边。
Down the hall on the left.
是在左边还是右边?
Is it left or right?
左边,然后在第二扇门那里停下。
Left, then stop at the second door.
谢谢。我不是故意打扰你的。
Thanks. I didn't mean to bother you.
没关系。不客气。
No problem. You're welcome.

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