How to Say ‘Sorry, we don't have a parking lot.’ in Traditional Chinese
不好意思,我們沒有停車場。
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ men méi yǒu tíng chē chǎng
[boo how ee suh wǒ men méiyǒu tíngchēchǎng]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 不好意思 is the soft, everyday "sorry" that Taiwanese staff use when giving bad news. It sounds lighter and more natural here than the heavier 對不起.
Phrase Breakdown
不好意思,
bù hǎo yì sī
Sorry,
This is a polite, soft apology. 思 is light: bù hǎoyìsi.
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?
我們沒有停車場。
wǒ men méi yǒu tíng chē chǎng
we don't have a parking lot.
沒有 means 'don't have'. Say it smoothly as one phrase.
我們沒有停車場,抱歉。
We don't have a parking lot, sorry.
Words in this phrase
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.
沒有
méi yǒu
[méiyǒu]
not have; there isn't
Negative of 有, meaning to not have or not exist.
今天沒有位子了。
There are no seats left today.
停車場
tíng chē chǎng
[tíngchēchǎng]
parking lot
A place where cars are parked.
停車場已經滿了。
The parking lot is already full.
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