你擅长道歉吗？ Are you good at apologizing?

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In this episode, we talk about a very real question: Are you good at apologizing?
Why do some people say “sorry” so easily, while others find it so hard?
We talk about apologizing to children, partners, and parents, and also explore the difference between Chinese 对不起 and English sorry.
Come listen — and think about this: when was the last time you apologized?

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Transcript

SPEAKER_02 0:00

Hello everyone, that's Yaha, and welcome to Moonlight Mandarin Podcast. Each week we talk about real life topics and everyday situations using the kind of Chinese that people actually use in daily life. Make sure you listen until the end of this episode because I'll be introducing some key vocabulary that we'll be using in today's conversation. You can also find the full transcript for this episode in the link below so you can listen and read at the same time if it helps you understand the conversation better or practice alone. Sabrina, shusha m shall ma shit.

SPEAKER_00 5:17

No doubt.

SPEAKER_02 10:48

So yo the chimpanzee, but sure sorry. So yeah, si guan what you made.

SPEAKER_00 11:07

But do the shambo. Ah, you may too but change the dujo ni do I feel really bad. Do it.

SPEAKER_02 11:39

Sorry, tie yo hunt to east. Yo digo should do any sang bear and tau chien. Hayo cho shouldalan, your shuho watch away ta anweta, what you got. Well, I am so sorry. Sorry, what sho or sh we got sanjits ni do it with our annuity?

SPEAKER_00 13:03

I can't show the bitsy.

SPEAKER_02 14:58

And now let's take a look at the vocabulary that we used in today's episode. And of course the most important word is Tao Chien. Tao Chien is to apologize. You can say to apologise first. To say to apologize to someone, we would use the preposition dao or to apologize sincerely. Na omenkan kan Juiz Piru I think after doing something wrong, you should apologize first. To do something wrong is Zhu Tsua Shu. Whenever it's your fault that you've done something wrong, you can say or Zhua. Some parents are not very used to apologizing to their children. Another word that we use today was fa piti to lose temper, to get angry. To lose your temper at someone fa piti fa Sometimes when you're too tired you really can't help losing your temper. Yoshiho Tai Leila Chenda Hui Renpu Fa Piti Yosho Tai Leila Chenda Renpu Ju Fa Piti That takes us to another word Renpu Ju. Renbu can't help, can't hold back. For example, Renpu Fa Piti can't help losing your temper. Renpu Ju Ku can't help crying. Renpu Ju Xiao can't help laughing. Can't help here means you can't hold it. You just start laughing or you start crying. Or some people can't help saying it out loud. Renpu Shu Chule Piru When I heard what he said I couldn't help laughing. When we apologize, we expect another person to forgive us. To forgive is Yuan Liang Yuan Liang. You can say Yuan Liang Hu forgive me. To forgive someone If someone apologizes sincerely, I usually forgive them. Talking about apologizing, we can describe to apologize sincerely. So this word sincere is Jen Cheng Jen Cheng Hen Cheng very sincere Jen Chengda Dao Chien to apologize sincerely. Or we can describe somebody's attitude as sincere Tai Du Hen Jen Cheng Tai Du Hen Jen Cheng or sounds very sincere Tien Chilai Hen Chen Cheng Tien Chilai Hen Jen Cheng Piru She sounded very sincere when she spoke, so I believed her right away. Tashu Hua de Shin Chilai Henchen Cheng So Y Wama Shang Chiang Sin Tala Tashu Hua Shi Ho Tin Chilai Hen Chen Cheng So Ma Shang Chio Siang Sin Tala Another phrase for today is Pugompyung Bugompion unfair Tu Bian Hen Bukompyung To be unfair to others Tu hide Zukomp unfair to a child or you can say this is not very fair bringing your bad emotions to your child is actually very unfair to the child. Ba Zu Tai Haize Henbu Gompyung Ba Zhu Taige Hides Another word that I would love you to remember Mibu Mi Bu to make up, to repair, to compensate. So for example, sometimes just saying to Buchi is not enough. So maybe you need to make it up to a person. To make up for a mistake Mibu Chou Mibu Chou For example, I said if I am late I usually buy my friend a coffee as a way of making up for it. Rukua Wachidala W Ibanhu Zion Pongyo Cafe San Xi Mibuisa Ru Chidala W Ibanhu Xiom Pongyo Cafe San Xi Mibuisa. If you enjoy learning Chinese this way, we also have a private learning club where we take conversations like this and turn them into short daily practice, including vocabulary, grammar, and speaking tasks. If that sounds helpful, you can check it out in the link below.