没事 It Is Nothing in Chinese

今天jīntiān，我wǒ头疼tóuténg，坐zuò在zài椅子yǐzi上shàng休息xiūxi。

Today, I have a headache, so I sit in a chair to rest.

朋友péngyou看见kànjiàn我wǒ，问wèn：“你nǐ怎么zěnme了le？”

Friend sees me, and asks: "What's wrong?"

我wǒ说shuō：“没事méishì，休息xiūxi一下yíxià就jiù好hǎo了le。”

I say: "It's nothing, I'll be fine after resting a bit."

晚上wǎnshang，朋友péngyou打电话dǎ diànhuà给gěi我wǒ，说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ忘wàng了le今天jīntiān是shì你nǐ的de生日shēngrì。”

In the evening, my friend calls me and says: "Sorry, I forgot today is your birthday."

我wǒ说shuō：“没事méishì，谢谢xièxie你nǐ打电话dǎ diànhuà给gěi我wǒ。”

I say: "It's fine, thanks for calling me."

吃饭chī fàn的时候de shíhou，牛奶niúnǎi洒sǎ在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng，我wǒ很hěn着急zháojí。

While eating, milk spills on the table, and I get anxious.

妈妈māma说shuō：“没事méishì，擦cā干净gānjìng就jiù好hǎo了le。”

Mom says: "It's fine, just wipe it clean and it'll be okay."

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Key words 生词

没事méishìit's fine; nothing's wrong

头疼tóuténgto have a headache

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call

生日shēngrìbirthday

洒sǎto spill

擦cāto wipe

没事（回应关心：answering "你怎么了"）

没事 answers a worried question like 你怎么了, telling someone nothing serious is wrong.

你怎么了？没事，休息一下就好了。— What's wrong? Nothing, I'll be fine after resting a bit.

没事（回应道歉：accepting an apology）

没事 also accepts an apology, meaning it's okay, no problem.

对不起，我忘了你的生日。没事，谢谢你打电话给我。— Sorry, I forgot your birthday. It's fine, thanks for calling.

没事（表示不要紧：reassuring about a small mishap）

没事 can also reassure someone that a small mishap isn't a big deal.

没事，擦干净就好了。— It's fine, just wipe it clean.

1. When a friend asks 你怎么了 and you answer 没事, what are you telling them?

2. What did the friend forget?

3. What happens with the milk at dinner?