那天是我不对
“I was wrong that day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“came to apologize today.”
那天 是我不对
“I was wrong that day.”
“I shouldn't have talked nonsense. In front of all those people,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social etiquette, explicitly verbalizing one's wrongdoing without making excuses is essential to restore the listener's lost face ('mianzi').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it was my fault; I was in the wrong
A standard, sincere formula for accepting blame during personal or professional apologies.