实在是不好意思 对不起
“I'm so sorry. I apologize.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你拿我们当猴耍呢
“Are we some kind of joke to you?”
实在是不好意思 对不起
“I'm so sorry. I apologize.”
是因为我们摄影师的妈妈
“Because our photographer's mother”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Lowering one's posture and piling on polite apologies immediately calms offended counterparties before introducing mitigating circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly so sorry; really quite embarrassed
A staple polite expression in spoken Chinese used to show sincerity when an unforeseen mistake occurs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“YUNONG BRIDGE SHOCKING DROWNING INCIDENT I'm really sorry.”
“Apologies, everyone. So sorry.”
“It's a bit embarrassing to say, but actually,”
“Now that you mention it, I'm so sorry.”
“You don't need to apologize to anyone.”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“Thank you so much. Not at all. - Not at all. - Watch for thorns!”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“I feel embarrassed. It's fine. I'm happy to help.”
“I'm really sorry. Let me help you clean up. It's fine.”
“I'm really sorry for the trouble.”
“feel a bit embarrassed. You see, we...”
“That's too much.”
“will now... Sorry.”
“Sorry. I'm sorry.”
“We're truly sorry. Right now, the main culprits”
“I'm so sorry. It's fine. It's your first time visiting, and I made you fix this and that.”
“What's there to be shy about?”
“Sorry about that just now.”
“It's okay. I'm really sorry.”
“my apologies. Our”
“Sorry. I'm so sorry. Get out.”
“[Nanping Station] Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me. I'm in a real hurry.”
“My apologies for not being helpful. I understand.”
“I feel bad”
“we're very sorry. We have been working here,”
“I'm terribly sorry.”