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Coffee Break Series - 4 Ways to Interrupt Someone

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ID: 4301 Pre Intermediate
In this episode of the Coffee Break Series, we are going to show you four ways of interrupting someone "politely" in a business setting. Do you want to know what else you can say other than 不好意思? Join us for this quick lesson now!
Sat Apr 04 2020 | Alice, Joshua
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插一句 chāyījù to interrupt
重新 chóngxīn again
计划 jìhuà plan
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
不好意思，我插一句。老板，您的意思是…...我们要重新想一个新的计划吗？
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ chā yī jù 。lǎobǎn ，nín de yìsi shì …...wǒmen yào chóngxīn xiǎng yī ge xīn de jìhuà ma ？
Excuse me, I would like to say something. Boss, do you mean that we need to come up with a new plan?
不好意思，我插一句，你们觉得热不热？要不要开个空调？
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ chā yī jù ，nǐmen juéde rè bù rè ？yào bù yào kāi ge kōngtiáo ？
Excuse me, I want to say something quickly. Don’t you think it’s hot? Should we switch on the air conditioner?
不好意思，我打断一下。老板，有您的访客。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ dǎduàn yīxià 。lǎobǎn ，yǒu nín de fǎngkè 。
Excuse me, if I may interrupt. Boss, you have a visitor.
对不起，我打岔一下，现在已经是午餐时间了，我们要不要休息一下再继续？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ dǎchà yīxià ，xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ，wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ？
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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