Sorry....

About

When your mother told you a good apology is an art form, she wasn't thinking of the sort of hectic pantomime you have to do when you don't speak the local language. And how do you act out, "sorry about

that thing between my dog and your cat" anyway?

So join us as we review one of the most useful phrases for lubricating your way through life in China. The

art of the Chinese apology has never been easier to understand.

Sentences

对不起!

duìbuqǐ !

Sorry!

没关系。

méiguānxi 。

Don't worry about it.

真对不起!

zhēn duìbuqǐ !

I'm really sorry!

真的没关系!

zhēnde méiguānxi !

Don't worry about it, really!

Vocabulary

对不起

duìbuqǐ

sorry

phrase

没关系

méiguānxi

don't worry about it

phrase

真

zhēn

really

adverb