🎙️9️⃣2️⃣ – Don’t even mention it / It was terrible (别提了 bié tí le)
Chinese Bites — with Jianying | HSK3️⃣Show Notes
Yesterday I got home really late,and just as I lay down, my neighbor started singing karaoke!I just wanted to sleep — don’t even mention it!Let’s learn how to say “don’t even mention it / it was terrible” in Chinese. 别提了 (bié tí le) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天我加班到很晚，回家的时候已经十点多了。 Zuótiān wǒ jiābān dào hěn wǎn, huí jiā de shíhou yǐjīng shí diǎn duō le.Yesterday I worked overtime until very late — it was already past ten when I got home.
结果我刚躺下，邻居又开始唱卡拉OK！ Jiéguǒ wǒ gāng tǎng xià, línjū yòu kāishǐ chàng kǎlā OK!Just as I lay down, my neighbor started singing karaoke!
我真是想好好睡一觉都难，唉，别提了！**Wǒ zhēn shì xiǎng hǎohāo shuì yí jiào dōu nán, āi, bié tí le!I just wanted a good night’s sleep, but forget it — it was impossible!
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