How to Say ‘Oh, I didn't know that, sorry.’ in Traditional Chinese
啊，我不知道耶，不好意思。
a wǒ bù zhī dào yé bù hǎo yì sī
[ah wo bù jir-dao ye boo how ee suh]
Phrase Breakdown
啊，我不知道耶，
a wǒ bù zhī dào yé
Oh, I didn't know,
啊 expresses realization. Follow it with the soft 我不知道耶.
啊，我不知道耶，你怎麼沒說？
Oh, I didn't know, why didn't you say?
Words in this phrase
啊
a
[ah]
ah; oh; sentence particle
A common particle that softens tone or adds emotion such as surprise, agreement, or friendliness.
好啊，我們下次再聊。
Sure, let's chat again next time.
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
知道
zhī dào
[jir-dao]
know; understand
Used when you know information or understand a situation.
我知道取消要提前通知。
I know that cancellation requires advance notice.
耶
yé
[ye]
sentence-final particle (soft emphasis)
Casual Taiwanese particle that softens or adds mild emphasis.
這個好好吃耶！
This is so tasty!
不好意思。
bù hǎo yì sī
sorry.
A light apology meaning 'sorry' or 'excuse me', very common in daily speech.
不好意思，我遲到了。
Sorry, I'm late.
Words in this phrase
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
[boo how ee suh]
excuse me; embarrassed; sorry
A very common Taiwanese phrase used to say 'excuse me', 'sorry', or 'I feel embarrassed/trouble you'. Softer than 對不起 in many daily situations.
不好意思，請問捷運站在哪裡？
Excuse me, may I ask where the MRT station is?
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