A1 · reviewed · starter
我今天没时间。
。 I do not have time today.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我今天没时间。 02 What does 我今天没时间。 mean?没时间 is clear but can feel blunt. Beginners should pair it with 不好意思 when declining.
PracticeI do not have time today. 03 Fill the pinyin for 我今天没时间。时间 is shí jiān: second tone plus first tone.
Practicewǒ jīn tiān méi shí jiān. 04 Which line declines because today does not work?没时间 means do not have time.
Practice我今天没时间。Scene
When to use it
Declining a plan, meeting, errand, or request for today.
Risk
can sound cold
If you want to reschedule, add 明天可以 or 改天可以.
Literal
I today do not have time.
没时间 is clear but can feel blunt. Beginners should pair it with 不好意思 when declining.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我今天没时间。 mean?
Answer: I do not have time today.
没时间 is clear but can feel blunt. Beginners should pair it with 不好意思 when declining.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 我今天没时间。
Answer: wǒ jīn tiān méi shí jiān.
时间 is shí jiān: second tone plus first tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line declines because today does not work?
Answer: 我今天没时间。
没时间 means do not have time.
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