How to Say ‘But today it broke again’ in Simplified Chinese
可是今天又坏了
kě shì jīn tiān yòu huài le
[kěshì jeen-tyen yòu huài le]
🇨🇳 In China: Reminding the landlord it was fixed before and failed again is a polite way to push for a proper repair instead of another quick patch.
Phrase Breakdown
可是今天
kě shì jīn tiān
but today
可是 (kěshì) means 'but', and 今天 (jīntiān) means 'today'.
可是今天很冷。
But it's very cold today.
Words in this phrase
可是
kě shì
[kěshì]
but; however
Conjunction introducing a contrast.
我修好了，可是还没有热水。
I fixed it, but there's still no hot water.
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
又坏了
yòu huài le
it broke again
又 means 'again' for past events, and 坏了 means 'broken'.
空调又坏了。
The air conditioner broke again.
Words in this phrase
又
yòu
[yòu]
again
Indicates something has happened again.
他又迟到了。
He was late again.
坏
huài
[huài]
broken; bad
Describes something that stops working.
热水器坏了。
The water heater is broken.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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