其实我也要跟你说一声 对不起
“Actually, I also owe you an apology.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
周诚
“Zhou Cheng.”
其实 我也要 跟 你说 一声 对不起
“Actually, I also owe you an apology.”
这段时间露娜开业 还有好多好多事 我太忙了
“These days, with Luna stores' openings and many other affairs, I became so busy”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In close Chinese personal relationships, initiating an apology often serves to maintain relational harmony rather than strictly determine factual guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually I also need to...
A gentle conversational opener used to volunteer one's own share of fault or feelings.
to say a word; to give a brief mention/apology
A softening collocation that makes an apology or notification sound less rigid and more natural in daily speech.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just wanted to apologize to you.”
“so I could apologize to you in person.”
“I should apologize to you.”
“So I've always wanted to apologize to you.”
“There you go again. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that.”
“I'm the one who should say sorry.”
“I apologize.”
“then I need to formally say to you:”