How to Say ‘No, go ahead and sit.’ in Traditional Chinese
沒有，你坐吧。
méi yǒu nǐ zuò ba
[méiyǒu nǐ zuò ba]
Phrase Breakdown
沒有，
méi yǒu
no / there isn't
Used to answer a 有…嗎 question negatively. Pause briefly after it.
沒有，我不知道。
No, I don't know.
Words in this phrase
沒有
méi yǒu
[méiyǒu]
not have; there isn't
Negative of 有; in 有沒有 it forms a yes/no question.
你有沒有時間？
Do you have time?
你坐吧。
nǐ zuò ba
go ahead and sit
A friendly invitation to take the seat. 吧 makes it sound gentle.
你坐吧，我站著就好。
You sit, I'm fine standing.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
坐
zuò
[zuò]
to sit
Verb for sitting down or taking a seat.
我們坐這裡吧。
Let's sit here.
吧
ba
[ba]
(suggestion particle)
Sentence-final particle making a suggestion, like 'let's'.
我們走吧。
Let's go.
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