你好 不好意思 我的朋友想跟你要一个
“Hello, excuse me. My friend wants to ask for your...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Emergency. A woman is approaching. One hour.”
你好 不好意思 我的 朋友 想 跟你要一个
“Hello, excuse me. My friend wants to ask for your...”
“My friend has a crush on you and wants your contact info, but was too nervous to ask directly.”
Approaching someone through a third party cushions social awkwardness and saves face (面子) in case the request for contact information is turned down.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me; pardon me
A staple polite opener used before disturbing or asking a favor from a stranger.
ask you for / request from you
The standard colloquial pattern '跟 + person + 要 + object' to request something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I-I'm sorry. I didn't know you were here.”
“Well, sorry about this. I'll have her sort this out later.”
“So... sorry about that.”
“Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me, excuse me.”
“Please make some space for me. Thank you.”
“You... -I'm sorry. -It's OK.”
“I was too embarrassed to even bring it up to you.”
“I feel embarrassed. It's fine. I'm happy to help.”
“Can I call you back later? Sorry about that.”
“My apologies, I'm so sorry. I'll move it now. Hurry up and go.”
“It's nothing. Sorry.”
“Sorry. Don't worry, I will...”
“if he or she isn't mentally unhealthy.”
“It's okay. -I'm sorry. I really am. -It's okay.”
“Sorry. It's fine. No worries.”
“I'm sorry. I didn't hear anything just now.”
“- take care of them. - Sorry about that. They needed one more player, so I filled in for a few rounds. That turned into this long.”
“- Excuse me. Can I get through? - Oh, sorry.”
“- Excuse me. - Excuse me.”
“-Thanks. Sorry. -Sorry. Excuse me. Let me through.”
“-And this. -Sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry.”