How to Say ‘Not at all, it's what we should do.’ in Traditional Chinese
不會啦，這是我們應該做的。
bù huì la zhè shì wǒ men yīng gāi zuò de
[bú huì la zhè shì wǒ men yīnggāi zuò de]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a set, humble service reply in Taiwan. It brushes off thanks by framing the help as simply part of the job.
Phrase Breakdown
不會啦，
bù huì la
Not at all,
不會 means 'not at all' when replying to thanks. 啦 adds a friendly, casual tone. Note that 不 becomes second tone before fourth tone: bú huì.
不會啦，別客氣。
Not at all, don't mention it.
Words in this phrase
不會
bù huì
[bú huì]
not at all; no problem
Polite reply to an apology or thanks, meaning 'it's fine, not at all'.
不會，這沒什麼。
Not at all, it's nothing.
啦
la
[la]
sentence-final particle (softening)
Makes a statement sound casual and friendly.
沒關係啦。
It's fine, really.
這是我們
zhè shì wǒ men
this is (what) we
這是 means 'this is' and 我們 means 'we'.
這是我們的家。
This is our home.
Words in this phrase
這
zhè
[zhè]
this
Indicates a specific object mentioned or nearby.
殘劍的這張字表達了他的思想。
Broken Sword's piece of calligraphy expresses his thoughts.
是
shì
[shì]
to be
Used to describe the identity or attributes of something or someone.
預訂的名字是張先生。
The reservation is under Mr. Zhang's name.
我們
wǒ men
[wǒ men]
we
Refers to the speaker and others.
我們提供多種選擇。
We offer a variety of choices.
應該做的。
yīng gāi zuò de
should do
This means 'what we ought to do', a humble reply to thanks.
這些都是應該做的。
These are all things we should do.
Words in this phrase
應該
yīng gāi
[yīnggāi]
probably; should
Expresses likely assumption.
他應該到了。
He's probably arrived.
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
A basic verb for performing an action or task.
你今天要做什麼？
What are you going to do today?
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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