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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Bottoms Up (with transcript)

不行！bù xíng ！No！
不对。bù duì .That's not right!
我不同意。wǒ bù tóngyì. I don't agree.
我不这样认为。wǒ bù zhèyàng rènwéi. I don't think so.
这样不太好吧。zhèyàng bù tài hǎo ba. It doesn't sound good. 


Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

7. 反对[fǎn duì]～Disapproval

好吧。 hǎo ba. okay/alright.
行。xíng. No problme.
可以。kě yǐ. Sure.
对。duì. That's Right.
没错。méi cuò. Exactly.
好主意！hǎo zhǔyi ！Sounds great！
有道理。yǒu dào lǐ. It makes sense.
我同意。wǒ tóng yì. I agree.
听你的。tīng nǐ de. It's up to you.
我没意见。wǒ méi yìjian. I have no objections.
你说得太对了！nǐ shuō de tài duì le ！You're absolutely right.
我也是这么想想的。wǒ yě shì zhème xiǎng de.That's what I think too.
可不是嘛。kě bù shì ma. Yes indeed.

6. 赞成[zàn chéng]～Approval 

真不错！zhēn bùcuò ！That's really wonderful !
太好了！ tài hǎo le ！Excellent!
棒极了！bàng jí le ！Great !
你真了不起。nǐ zhēn liǎobuqǐ.  You're really terrific！
你的衣服真漂亮！nǐ de yīfu zhēn piàoliang! Your dress is so pretty !
你的男朋友真帅！nǐ de nán péngyou zhēn shuài ！Your boyfriend is so handsome！
这个菜真好吃！zhège cài zhēn hǎochī What a delicious dish！
你唱得真好听！nǐ chàng de zhēn hǎotīng ！You sing so well !
哪里哪里。nǎli nǎli. That's nothing/not at all.
您过奖了。nín guòjiǎng le. You're flattering me.
还差得远呢。hái chà de yuǎn ne 。It‘s not that great.

p.s：Chinese people are usually very modest. When being praised, they always say"哪里哪里" "过奖了" "还差得远呢“ instead of saying ”谢谢“directly.

真zhēn + adj. / Psych verbs
好hǎo + V.
beautiful mĕi 美
cool kù 酷
smart cōngmíng 聪明
lovely / cute kĕài 可爱
interesting yŏu yìsi 有意思
delicious hăochī 好吃
(sth. sounds) beautiful hăotīng 好听
(sth. looks) pretty hăokàn 好看
(sth. drinks) tasty hăohē 好喝
funny hăowánr 好玩儿




5. 称赞[chēng zàn] ～Compliments

对不起！duì bu qǐ ！I‘m sorry!
请原谅。qǐng yuán liàng. Please forgive me.
真不好意思。zhēn bùhǎo yìsi. I'm really sorry.
我不是故意的。wǒ bù shì gùyì de. I didn't mean it.
打扰了。dǎ rǎo le. I'm sorry to trouble you.
对不起，失陪了。duì bù qǐ,shī péi le. Sorry, but I have to go now.
真抱歉，我来晚了！zhēn bào qiàn,wǒ lái wǎn le ！Sorry,I'm late!
没关系。méi guānxi. It's alright.
不要紧。bù yàojǐn. It's ok.
别介意。bié jièyì. Never mind please.
没事儿。méi shìr. It's nothing.
算了。suàn le. Forget it.
这不是你的错。zhè bùshì nǐde cuò. It's not your fault.


4. 道歉[dào qiàn]～Apologies

谢谢！xièxie ！Thank you！
多谢！duō xiè ！Thank you very much!
太感谢您了！tài gǎnxiè nín le ！Thank you very much indeed
谢谢你的帮助！xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù ！Thank your for your help!
麻烦您了！máfan nín le ！Sorry for troubling you!
辛苦了！xīn kǔ le ！Thank you for all the trouble you've taken.
不用谢/不谢。bù yòng xiè./bù xiè. Not at all.
不客气。/别客气。bù kè qì./ bié kè qì. Never mind please.
没关系！méi guānxi！It doesn't matter.
没什么。 méi shénme .it 's nothing.
你太客气了。nǐ tài kè qì le. You are quite welcome.
