EP135 婉拒 Refuse a request politely

EP135 婉拒 Refuse a request politely

• Chinese 101: How to refuse a request politely in Chinese

• Grammar: Wanting to do something with "要"(compare with “想”)

• Language Tips:The Yes’s and No’s in Chinese you should know

• Song: 范玮琪《是非题》 Yes or No question by Fan Fan

Dialogue:

A:你今晚有空吗?我们一起吃晚饭吧。

Nǐ jīn wǎn yǒu kòng ma ?Wǒ men yī qǐ chī wǎn fàn ba 

Are you free tonight? Let’s have dinner together.

B:不一定,今天我很忙。

Bù yī dìng ,jīn tiān wǒ hěn máng 。

I’m not sure, I’m very busy today

A:周末要不要去看电影?

Zhōu mò yào bú yào qù kàn diàn yǐng ?

Shall we go to the cinema together this weekend?

B:我再想想。

Wǒ zài xiǎng xiǎng 。

let me think it over.

Words & Expressions:

【今晚】jīn wǎn:tonight

【有空】yǒu kòng: have time, free

【一起】yī qǐ: together

【晚饭】wǎn fàn: dinner

【不一定】bú yī dìng: not sure

【周末】zhōu mò : weekend

【看电影】kàn diàn yǐng: watch film

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