Expressing politeness in Mandarin Chinese
- 对不起 Duìbuqǐ Sorry
- 不好意思 Bù hǎo yìsi Sorry
- 请您原谅 qǐng nín yuánliàng I beg your pardon.
- 真抱歉 zhēn bàoqiàn Sorry, really!
- 真是对不起 zhēnshì duìbuqǐ I am truly sorry.
- 别生我的气 bié shēng wǒ de qì Don't be mad at me.
- 我来晚了，请原谅 wǒ lái wǎn le, qǐng yuánliàng Forgive me for being late.
- 抱歉给您找麻烦了 bàoqiàn gěi nín zhǎo máfan le Sorry for causing you trouble.
- 对不起， 打扰您了 duìbuqǐ, dǎrǎo nín le Sorry to bother you.
- 不客气 Bú kèqi You're welcome
- 没关系 Méi guānxi You're welcome / No problem
- 没事儿 Méi shìr It's nothing
- 谢谢 Xièxie Thank you
