HSK 1 · Article · 221 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-mei-guanxi-mean

“没关系”是我说的!

What does 没关系 mean?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

有人yǒurén对duì你nǐ说shuō“对不起duìbuqǐ”,你nǐ可以kéyǐ说shuō:“没关系méiguānxi。”你nǐ也yě可以kéyǐ说shuō:“没事méishì。”

下雨xiàyǔ了le?没关系méiguānxi,我们wǒmen坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù。

可是kěshì,“没关系méiguānxi”是shì谁shéi说shuō的de?是shì听见tīngjiàn“对不起duìbuqǐ”的de人rén说shuō的de,不是búshì说shuō“对不起duìbuqǐ”的de人rén说shuō的de。

有人yǒurén说shuō“谢谢xièxie”,你nǐ说shuō“不客气búkèqi”,不bù说shuō“没关系méiguānxi”。

今天jīntiān是shì小彭xiǎopéng在zài饺子jiǎozi店diàn工作gōngzuò的de第一dìyī天tiān。

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng要yào了le包子bāozi,小彭xiǎopéng给gěi了le他tā饺子jiǎozi。

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng说shuō:“我wǒ要yào的de是shì包子bāozi,不是búshì饺子jiǎozi。”

小彭xiǎopéng说shuō:“没关系méiguānxi!饺子jiǎozi也yě很hěn好吃hǎochī!”

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng看kàn着zhe他tā:“‘没关系méiguānxi’是shì我wǒ说shuō的de!‘对不起duìbuqǐ’是shì你nǐ说shuō的de!”

“对不起duìbuqǐ,对不起duìbuqǐ!”

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng笑xiào了le:“没关系méiguānxi。”

他tā吃chī了le饺子jiǎozi,给gěi了le钱qián,说shuō:“谢谢xièxie。”

小彭很hěn高兴gāoxìng:“没关系méiguānxi!”

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng看kàn着zhe他tā。小彭xiǎopéng想xiǎng了le想xiǎng:“不客气búkèqi!不客气búkèqi!”

蒋jiǎng先生xiānsheng说shuō:“明天míngtiān我wǒ再zài来lái。我wǒ要yào包子bāozi,不要búyào饺子jiǎozi!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
说shuōto speak; to say
没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter; never mind
没事méishìit's nothing; no problem; never mind
下雨xiàyǔto rain
坐zuòto sit
出租车chūzūchētaxi; cab
去qùto go
谁shéiwho
听见tīngjiànto hear
人rénperson; people
谢谢xièxiethank you; thanks; to thank
不客气búkèqiyou're welcome; don't mention it

English (for the teacher)

When someone says “对不起” (sorry) to you, you can say: “没关系” (It’s okay). You can also say: “没事” (It’s nothing).

It’s raining? Never mind, we’ll take a taxi.

But who says “没关系”? The person who hears “sorry” says it, not the person who says “sorry”.

When someone says “谢谢” (thank you), you say “不客气” (You’re welcome), not “没关系”.

Today is Xiao Peng’s first day working at a dumpling shop.

Mr Jiang orders steamed buns, and Xiao Peng brings him dumplings.

Mr Jiang says: “I ordered buns, not dumplings.”

Xiao Peng says: “That’s okay! The dumplings are delicious too!”

Mr Jiang looks at him: “‘That’s okay’ is what I say! ‘Sorry’ is what you say!”

“Sorry, sorry!”

Mr Jiang laughs: “That’s okay.”

He eats the dumplings, pays, and says: “Thank you.”

Xiao Peng is delighted: “That’s okay!”

Mr Jiang looks at him. Xiao Peng thinks for a moment: “You’re welcome! You’re welcome!”

Mr Jiang says: “I’ll come again tomorrow. I want buns, not dumplings!”