不客气 You Are Welcome in Chinese

周末zhōumò，我wǒ在zài家jiā帮bāng妈妈māma做饭zuòfàn，妈妈māma很hěn开心kāixīn。

On the weekend, I help mom cook at home, and she's happy.

做zuò完wán以后yǐhòu，妈妈māma笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ！”我wǒ说shuō：“不客气bú kèqi。”

When we finish, mom smiles and says: "Thank you!" I say: "You're welcome."

吃chī完wán饭fàn，弟弟dìdi不会bú huì写xiě作业zuòyè，我wǒ坐下zuòxià帮bāng他tā。

After we finish eating, my brother can't do his homework, so I sit down to help him.

弟弟dìdi很hěn开心kāixīn，说shuō：“谢谢xièxie姐姐jiějie！”我wǒ说shuō：“没事méishì，我们wǒmen是shì家人jiārén。”

My brother is happy and says: "Thanks, sis!" I say: "No worries, we're family."

晚上wǎnshang，同学tóngxué打电话dǎ diànhuà说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ今天jīntiān帮bāng我wǒ。”

In the evening, a classmate calls and says: "Thank you for helping me today."

我wǒ说shuō：“不用谢búyòng xiè，明天míngtiān见jiàn！”

I said, "No need to thank me — see you tomorrow!"

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Key words 生词

不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome

没事méishìit's fine; no worries

不用谢bú yòng xièno need to thank me

帮bāngto help

家人jiārénfamily

作业zuòyèhomework

不客气（you're welcome）

不客气 is the standard, polite reply when someone thanks you.

我说：“不客气。”— I say: "You're welcome."

没事（no worries）

没事 is a casual reply to thanks, common between family and close friends.

我说：“没事，我们是家人。”— I say: "No worries, we're family."

不用谢（no need to thank me）

不用谢 literally means "no need to thank" — another common way to brush off thanks.

我笑着说：“不用谢，明天见！”— I smile and say: "No need to thank me, see you tomorrow!"

1. What does 不客气 mean?

2. Why does the narrator sit down to help her brother?

3. Who calls the narrator in the evening?

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