没关系 It Is OK in Chinese

下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ要yào去qù电影院diànyǐngyuàn和hé朋友péngyou看kàn电影diànyǐng。

In the afternoon, I'm going to the cinema to watch a movie with my friend.

路上lùshang车chē很hěn慢màn，我wǒ很hěn着急zháojí，跑pǎo到dào电影院diànyǐngyuàn的时候de shíhou已经yǐjīng晚wǎn了le。

Traffic on the way was slow, I got anxious, and by the time I ran to the cinema I was already late.

我wǒ对duì朋友péngyou说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le。”

I say to my friend: "Sorry, I'm late."

朋友péngyou笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“没关系méi guānxi，电影diànyǐng还hái没méi开始kāishǐ。”

My friend smiles and says: "It's okay, the movie hasn't started yet."

后来hòulái，我wǒ在zài教室jiàoshì忘wàng了le带dài同学tóngxué的de书shū。

Afterward, at school I forgot to bring my classmate's book.

同学tóngxué说shuō：“没事méishì，你nǐ明天míngtiān带dài来lái就jiù可以kěyǐ了le。”我wǒ说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ。”

My classmate said, "It's nothing — just bring it tomorrow." I said, "Thank you."

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Key words 生词

没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter

没事méishìit's fine; no worries

着急zháojíanxious; worried

忘wàngto forget

电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema

教室jiàoshìclassroom

没关系（it's okay）

没关系 is the standard reply when someone apologizes to you.

朋友说：“没关系，电影还没开始。”— Friend says: "It's okay, the movie hasn't started yet."

没事（it's fine）

没事 is a more casual reply to an apology, common between friends and classmates.

同学说：“没事，你明天带来就可以了。”— Classmate says: "It's fine, you can just bring it tomorrow."

跑到 + place + 的时候（by the time you arrive）

到...的时候 marks the moment of arriving somewhere, showing what had already happened by then.

跑到电影院的时候已经晚了。— By the time I ran to the cinema, I was already late.

1. What does 没关系 mean?

2. Why is the narrator late to the cinema?

3. What did the narrator forget to bring to school?