Difference between Chinese, English Q's and A's

This could be a Teaching English but it also could be a living in Taiwan question.

If you ask someone “Would you like me to make an appointment for you?”
" Would you like to go to…"
I often get a response. " I’m not going "
Is the proper response one of these…

  1. No, thank you.
  2. No, I don’t want to go
  3. No.
    But, “I’m not going” seems a little inappropriate and a little rudish.

I’m imagining the omitted part of your questions being “You should see a therapist. Would you like me to make an appointment for you?” and you’ve been asking these questions three-quarters of the way through any argument (minor or major) with your significant other for the past thirteen months. They are sick of the suggestion and don’t want to go, full stop. When they say “I’m not going” they mean “I’m not going, I will not be going, stop asking.”

If it’s another situation, 2 is what I’d choose most of the time.

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“Would you like me to make an appointment for you?” is a pretty infrequent question.

Could it be a direct translation from L1? Or depend on the question?

Ni xiang gan wo yiqi qu tiaowu ma?

Wo bu qu!

You should really stop having more kids. Would you like me to make an appointment for you?

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我不去!

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m̄-bián, to-siā.

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A: “Nǐ sí xǐhuan wǒ ba?”

Yeah, wasn’t sure about that but figured it was easier to let you check it for me!

My pinyin is 20 years rusty, most of my Chinese was learned orally

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Your version may produce more interesting results. :slightly_smiling_face:

That’s another option.

Dont change a thing!

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Gen

Ya bastid!

What position does that translate to?

:open_mouth:

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I had to say it to Google Translate

跟我一起。

Waddaya say Milke, qubuqu?

qu ni de!

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An invitation to reverse cowgirl?

On second thoughts, I think this could be rendered:

Q. An elephant of mud (mud elephant?) ravished me (and) in a pique of anger selected a martial (dancing?) mother (horse)?

A. I will not submit!

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I had a good time in China all those years ago, yes

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Looks like @TaipeiGuy2000 read my mind… :sweat_smile:

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