How to Say ‘No, not at all’ in Traditional Chinese
沒有啦
méi yǒu la
[méiyǒu la]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan, 沒有啦 (méi yǒu la) is the go-to way to brush off an apology or a compliment. The 啦 softens it so it sounds warm and casual rather than a flat "no".
Phrase Breakdown
沒有
méi yǒu
[méiyǒu]
no; don't have
Negative reply meaning 'we don't have it'.
沒有，我們只有內用。
No, we only have dine-in.
啦
la
[la]
sentence-final particle (softening)
Makes a statement sound casual and friendly.
沒關係啦。
It's fine, really.
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