How Do You Say "Excuse Me" in Chinese? - ChineseClass101

你好，点餐！nǐhǎo , diǎncān! (“Excuse me, we are ready to order!”) If you're lost in a shopping mall and trying ... Hallo,Pooh,you'rejustintimeforalittlesmackerelofsomething LearnChineseinthefastest,easiestandmostfunway CreateYourFreeLifetimeAccount SelectYourLevel AbsoluteBeginner Beginner Intermediate UpperIntermediate Advanced OrsignupusingFacebook ConnectwithFacebook ByclickingJoinNow,youagreetoour TermsofUse, PrivacyPolicy, andtoreceiveouremailcommunications,whichyoumayoptoutatanytime. Lessons LessonLibrary NewestLessons Favorites YourNextLesson Meeting-What'sYourNameinChinese? AbsoluteBeginnerSeason1 Learnhowtointroduceyourselfandaskothersfortheirnames Congratulations!You'vefinishedeverythingonyourpathway. Addanewpath? StudyNow Vocabulary Flashcards VocabularyListsFree WordBank WordoftheDayFree ChineseDictionaryFree 100MostCommonWordsFree 2000MostCommonWords ChineseKeyPhrasesFree MyTeacher MyTeacherMessenger MyAssessmentTest ChineseResources MobileApp GrammarBank MyNotes MyFeed Blog HelpCenter LessonsAdvancedLessonSearch DictionaryViewAllDictionaryResults SignIn StartYourFreeTrial Welcome! SignIn StartYourFreeTrial   Lessons Vocabulary MyTeacher More Signin Lessons LessonLibrary NewestLessons Favorites Vocabulary Flashcards VocabularyLists WordBank WordoftheDay ChineseDictionary 100MostCommonWords 2000MostCommonWords ChineseKeyPhrases MyTeacher MyTeacherMessenger MyAssessmentTest More ChineseResources MobileApp GrammarBank MyNotes MyFeed Blog HelpCenter HowDoYouSay"ExcuseMe"inChinese? Learnhowtouse"excuseme" MarkComplete Vocabulary LessonNotes LessonTranscript Comments LearnNewWordsFASTwiththisLesson’sVocabReviewList Getthislesson’skeyvocab,theirtranslationsandpronunciations.SignupforyourFreeLifetimeAccountNowandget7DaysofPremiumAccessincludingthisfeature. Selectyourlevel SelectYourLevel AbsoluteBeginner Beginner Intermediate UpperIntermediate Advanced JoinNow OrsignupusingFacebook ByclickingJoinNow,youagreetoour TermsofUse, PrivacyPolicy, andtoreceiveouremailcommunications,whichyoumayoptoutatanytime. AlreadyaMember? SignInHere UnlockIn-DepthExplanations&ExclusiveTakeawayswithPrintableLessonNotes UnlockLessonNotesandTranscriptsforeverysinglelesson.SignUpforaFreeLifetimeAccountandGet7DaysofPremiumAccess. Selectyourlevel SelectYourLevel AbsoluteBeginner Beginner Intermediate UpperIntermediate Advanced JoinNow OrsignupusingFacebook ByclickingJoinNow,youagreetoour TermsofUse, PrivacyPolicy, andtoreceiveouremailcommunications,whichyoumayoptoutatanytime. AlreadyaMember? SignInHere Intro Hieverybody!Yinruhere.WelcometoAskaTeacher,whereI’llanswersomeofyourmostcommonChinesequestions. TheQuestion Thequestionforthislessonis… HowdoIuse“excuseme”inChinese? Explanation AsanEnglishlearner,IfoundtheEnglishphrase“excuseme”extremelyuseful.Youcanuseitinmanycircumstances.I’vebeenaskedbymystudentsifthere’soneliteraltranslationorphrasejustlikeitinChinese.Unfortunately,thereisn’t.Inthislesson,we’regoingtotalkabouthowtosay“excuseme”indifferentcircumstances. ScenarioNo.1:Youwanttogetsomeone’sattention.So,youcanwaveatthemandsay你好!nǐhǎo!It’seasyandpolite.Inarestaurant,youmaysaytoawaiter: 你好，点餐！nǐhǎo,diǎncān!(“Excuseme,wearereadytoorder!”) Ifyou’relostinashoppingmallandtryingtofindtheelevator,youmayaskasalesladyorashopperbysaying: 你好，请问电梯在哪里？nǐhǎo,qǐngwèndiàntīzàinǎlǐ?(“Excuseme,mayIaskwheretheelevatoris?”) ScenarioNo.2:You’repassingthroughabigcrowd.Youmightsay:借过一下jièguòyíxià.Theliteraltranslationforthisis“borrowyourwayalittle.”Soyou’reonacrowdedtrainatrushhourandyouneedtogetoff.Justelbowyourwayoutandsay: 借过一下，我下车.jièguòyíxià,Wǒxiàchē.(“Excuseme,I'mgettingoff.”) ScenarioNo.3:Youneedtoapologize.Forexample,youhavetoexcuseyourselffromaconversationtoansweranimportantphonecall,oryoujustsneezedreallyloudly.Youcanapologizebysaying: 抱歉！Bàoqiàn(“Sorry!”) Or,inthecaseofaphonecall: 抱歉，我接个电话。

Bàoqiàn,Wǒjiēgediànhuà.(“Excuseme,Ihavetotakeaphonecall.”) 抱歉，我要离开一会儿，马上就回来。

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