那个什么 我开的昨天 对不住 对不住
“Well, um... I was the one driving yesterday. Sorry, sorry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You drove past yesterday and kicked up a cloud of dust on me, didn't you?”
那个什么 我开 的 昨天 对不住 对不住
“Well, um... I was the one driving yesterday. Sorry, sorry.”
也幸亏是我们经过那儿
“But it was fortunate that we happened to pass by”
“Yes, my bad, I made a mistake—please don't stay mad at me.”
Repetition like '对不住 对不住' or '不好意思 不好意思' is common in spoken Chinese to signal genuine contrition and urgency in smoothing over an infraction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
well... / um, you know...
A spoken filler used when hesitating, softening an awkward admission, or buying time to formulate words.
sorry / my apologies
A warm, colloquial apology indicating that one has fallen short of treating someone properly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, try not to worry too much.”
“Well, you can head back. I'm taking this place.”
“Listen, I have something to tell you.”
“Well, he is in a meeting upstairs.”
“What's that?”
“Don't say it like that.”