Show Notes
My friend asked me to help with homework,and I said, “No way! You can do it yourself!”Let’s learn how to say “no way / not a chance” in Chinese. 没门 （méi mén) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天我朋友跟我说：“周末帮我写作业吧！” Zuótiān wǒ péngyou gēn wǒ shuō: “Zhōumò bāng wǒ xiě zuòyè ba!”Yesterday my friend said to me, “Can you help me with my homework this weekend?”
我一听就笑了，说：“没门！你自己写吧！” Wǒ yì tīng jiù xiào le, shuō: “Méi mén! Nǐ zìjǐ xiě ba!”I laughed and said, “No way! You can do it yourself!”
朋友假装生气地说：“哼，你一点都不帮我！” Péngyou jiǎzhuāng shēngqì de shuō: “Hēng, nǐ yì diǎn dōu bù bāng wǒ!”My friend pretended to be angry and said, “Hmph, you’re not helping me at all!”
我也笑着说：“当然不帮，这可是你的作业！” Wǒ yě xiào zhe shuō: “Dāngrán bù bāng, zhè kě shì nǐ de zuòyè!”I laughed and said, “Of course not — it’s your homework!”
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