HEYGOW ASMR

Turning something down

10 phrases
HD
búyòng le, xièxie.
不用了,谢谢。
ENno thanks, I'm fine
HD
wǒ zìjǐ lái.
我自己来。
ENI'll manage myself
HD
jīntiān bù fāngbiàn.
今天不方便。
ENtoday isn't convenient
HD
xiàcì ba.
下次吧。
ENanother time perhaps
HD
wǒ yǒu shì.
我有事。
ENI've got something on
HD
zhēn bù hǎoyìsi.
真不好意思。
ENI'm really sorry about it
HD
wǒ qù bu liǎo.
我去不了。
ENI won't be able to make it
HD
wǒ bú tài xiǎng qù.
我不太想去。
ENI'd rather not go
HD
ràng wǒ xiǎngxiang.
让我想想。
ENlet me think it over
HD
xièxie, dànshì búyòng.
谢谢,但是不用。
ENthanks, but no

Direct refusal is rare. 今天不方便 - "today isn't convenient" - blames the circumstances rather than the invitation, and 下次吧 postpones indefinitely without closing the door. 让我想想 is the softest of all and, like 我看看再说, usually means no. Reading them correctly is more useful than being able to say them.