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How to Say ‘Um, sorry, I'll change to for here.’ in Traditional Chinese

嗯，不好意思，我改內用好了。

ń bù hǎo yì sī wǒ gǎi nèi yòng hǎo le

[ń boo how ee suh wo gǎi nay yohng hǎo le]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Opening with 不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) is the polite Taiwanese way to signal you're causing a small bother, like changing your order. It sounds lighter than a real apology.

Phrase Breakdown

嗯，不好意思，

ń bù hǎo yì sī

um, sorry

嗯 (en) is a hesitation sound, and 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) is a polite 'sorry' or 'excuse me'.

Example

不好意思，請問廁所在哪裡？

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

Words in this phrase

嗯

[ń]

um; hmm

Interjection showing hesitation or thinking before speaking.

Example

嗯，我想一下。

Hmm, let me think.

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.

Example

不好意思，請問捷運站在哪裡？

Excuse me, may I ask where the MRT station is?

我改內用好了。

wǒ gǎi nèi yòng hǎo le

I'll eat in instead

改 (gǎi) means 'change to'. 好了 (hǎo le) at the end softens the change of mind.

Example

我改大杯好了。

I'll go with a large instead.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

改

gǎi

[gǎi]

to change; to switch to

Verb for changing a plan or choice to something else.

Example

我想改大杯。

I want to change to a large.

內用

nèi yòng

[nay yohng]

dine in

Used at restaurants or drink shops to say you will eat or drink there.

Example

我們今天要內用。

We want to dine in today.

好了

hǎo le

[hǎo le]

(then) I'll just...

Ending marking a decision or suggestion.

Example

我們坐捷運好了。

Let's just take the MRT.

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