Lesson 4: Inviting a Friend for Tea and Apologizing

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Learn to use 请, verb phrases, 对不起, 没关系 through the topic of inviting and declining, and apologizing and thanking.

12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary12 words

不客气bùkèqiPhrase

you're welcomeused to reply to a thank-you

Examples

—谢谢! —不客气。

—xièxie!—bùkèqi.

— Thank you! — You're welcome.

茶cháNoun

Examples

请喝茶。

qǐnghēchá。

Please have some tea.

这是茶。

zhèshìchá。

This is tea.

吃chīVerb

to eata verb for the act of eating

Examples

你吃什么？

nǐchīshénme？

What are you eating?

我吃米饭。

wǒchīmǐfàn。

I am eating rice.

对不起duìbuqǐPhrase

sorry

Examples

对不起, 我迟到了。

duìbuqǐ,wǒchídàole.

Sorry, I am late.

喝hēVerb

to drinkUsed for beverages.

Examples

我喝水。

wǒhēshuǐ。

I drink water.

喝咖啡。

hēkāfēi。

Drink coffee.

看kànVerb

to look; to watch; to readCan be used for watching TV, reading a book, or seeing someone.

Examples

看书。

kànshū。

Read a book.

看电视。

kàndiànshì。

Watch TV.

来láiVerb

1.to comeA verb for moving toward the speaker or the place being talked about.
2.(in the structure yao...le)Used to signal that something is about to happen.

Examples

你来吗？

nǐláima？

Are you coming?

快来看！

kuàiláikàn！

Come and look, quick!

没关系méiguānxiPhrase

it's all right, never mindUsed to respond to an apology.

Examples

—对不起! —没关系。

—duìbuqǐ!—méiguānxi.

— Sorry! — It's all right.

请qǐngVerb

pleaseExpresses politeness, used before a request.

Examples

请坐。

qǐngzuò。

Please sit down.

请喝水。

qǐnghēshuǐ。

Please have some water.

去qùVerb

1.to goIndicates the action of going to a place.
2.to (do something)When it follows a place, it indicates purpose.

Examples

我去学校。

wǒqùxuéxiào。

I go to school.

你去不去?

nǐqùbuqù?

Are you going or not?

说shuōVerb

to say, to speakcan be used to express speech or a request

Examples

我说中文。

wǒshuōzhōngwén。

I speak Chinese.

说你好。

shuōnǐhǎo。

Say hello.

谢谢xièxieGreeting

to thank; thank you

Examples

谢谢你!

xièxienǐ!

Thank you!

Grammar

Inviting / asking someone to do something

请 + 动词/动词短语

请 is a polite word used to invite or ask someone to do something. Place 请 before a verb or verb phrase.

请坐。

qǐngzuò。

Please sit down.

请喝茶。

qǐnghēchá。

Please have some tea.

Apologizing and forgiving

对不起 / 没关系

To apologize, use 对不起. To respond to an apology and reassure the other person, use 没关系.

对不起，我来晚了。

duìbùqǐ，wǒláiwǎnle。

Sorry, I'm late.

没关系。

méiguānxì。

It's okay.

Dialogues

Inviting a Friend for Tea and Apologizing

Minh visits Hoa's house. Hoa invites Minh to have tea. Minh accidentally drops a cup.

Hoa

Minh，请进！请坐。

Minh，qǐngjìn！qǐngzuò。

Minh, please come in! Please sit down.

Minh

谢谢。

xièxiè。

Thank you.

Hoa

请喝茶。

qǐnghēchá。

Please have some tea.

Minh

好，谢谢。对不起，我不小心……

hǎo，xièxiè。duìbùqǐ，wǒbùxiǎoxīn……

Okay, thank you. Sorry, I wasn't careful...

Hoa

没关系。你再喝一杯吗？

méiguānxì。nǐzàihēyìbēima？

It's okay. Would you like another cup?

Minh

不喝了，谢谢。我该走了。

bùhēle，xièxiè。wǒgāizǒule。

No more, thank you. I should get going.