The Meaningless “do” of English. Why DO we have to say “do” when we ask “Why DO we have to say “do”? ;) ￼

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The Meaningless "do" of English

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.


Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

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.


3. 感谢[gǎn xiè]～Thanks

再见！zài jiàn! Goodbye!
明天见。míng tiān jiàn. See  you tomorrow.
一会儿见。/待会儿见。yī huìr jiàn./ dāi huìr jià.  See you later.
有空常联系 。yǒu kòng cháng liánxì. Let's keep in touch.
我告辞了。wǒ xiān gàocí le.  I gotta go now.
对不起，我先走了。duì bù qǐ ,wǒ xiān zǒu le. Excuse me,I have to go now.
您多保重！nín duō bǎozhòng ！Take care！
一路平安！/  一路顺风！yī lù píng ān! / yī lù shùnfēng ！Bon voyage！
到了以后我给你打电话。dào le yǐhòu wǒ gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà. I will call when I arrive.