不好意思啊 那我先 没事
“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你在见当事人吗
“Are you meeting a client?”
不好意思啊 那我先 没事
“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”
“This is the seaman friend I told you about.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently use conversational fillers like '不好意思' paired with trailing incomplete sentences to minimize social friction when walking into unexpected meetings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me; sorry
A very common mild apology used when interrupting, disturbing, or bumping into someone.
it's nothing; no problem
Used to dismiss an apology or indicate that everything is under control.
Softens the mild apology to make it sound friendly and polite rather than overly formal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry. I mistook you for someone else. Apologies.”
“I'm not so sure. I'm sorry, sir. Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“[Nanping Station] Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me. I'm in a real hurry.”
“Sorry. I'm flying business class. We're not even at the same counter.”
“Sorry. We haven't seen this place so lively for a while.”
“I'm so sorry. Could you please step out for a moment?”
“Excuse me, sorry to bother you. I wanted to ask,”
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Sorry, I was tied up just now.”
“Sorry. What brings you here? Sorry about that.”
“Sorry, it's an occupational hazard.”
“Sorry, Wanzhi. I actually didn't have time to get one.”
“Sorry about this. You just wait. What?”
“Sorry. I made a mistake.”
“Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving today,”
“Sorry, I happen to be busy that day too.”
“I'm really sorry. That's just how my job is.”
“I'm sorry. He has booked this table.”
“Sorry, I, I shouldn't have said so much about your life.”
“I'm sorry for causing you trouble yesterday.”
“Excuse me. Coming through.”
“Sorry about that. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.”
“Excuse me. Watch out.”
“Sorry. I'm a noob, sorry. Start again.”
“I'm really sorry. I'm not quite sure what's going on either.”
“I'm sorry. She's old.”
“I'm sorry. It's fine. Sorry for the intrusion.”
“Sorry, could you wait just a moment?”
“I'm sorry about this accident.”
“I'm sorry. Is it too sudden?”
“Excuse me, let me through.”
“Sorry about that. Both my parents are teachers, so they tend to talk a lot.”
“I'm sorry. My son is spoiled. Thank you.”
“Excuse me. Need to take this.”
“Sorry about that just now.”
“I'm sorry for coming to see you on such a short notice.”
“Sorry to disturb you again.”
“Sorry. I'll be leaving soon.”
“I'm sorry. Miss, let me handle it. I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. We're renovating.”
“Sorry, sir. It's unavailable.”
“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”
“I'm sorry, but my wife hasn't been feeling well recently,”
“Sorry about that. I'll drink this up out of respect.”
“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”
“Sorry, do I know you?”