我…我不是故意的 对不起
“[Pin-hsuan] I'm… I'm sorry. - I didn't do anything! I didn't-- [yelps] - [Po-lun grunting]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对…对不起
“[Pin-hsuan] I'm… I'm sorry.”
我… 我不是故意的 对不起
“[Pin-hsuan] I'm… I'm sorry. - I didn't do anything! I didn't-- [yelps] - [Po-lun grunting]”
对不起啦
“- I didn't do anything! I didn't-- [yelps] - [Po-lun grunting] - [phone drops] - [Pin-hsuan] Please. [yelping]”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese conflict de-escalation, explicitly stating that an act was unintentional is crucial to defusing anger and establishing good faith.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't do it on purpose / didn't mean to
The standard, essential Chinese phrase to clarify lack of malice when apologizing for a mistake.
sorry / excuse me
Direct apology formula acknowledging fault.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.”
“I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to.”
“It's my fault, sir. I misspoke, but I really didn't mean to. I'm sorry. [sighs]”
“I truly didn't mean to. Sorry.”
“Sorry. That wasn't on purpose.”
“I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to.”
“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”