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