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Lesson 163 of 240

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Going along with it in Traditional Chinese

Zhi-Ming sets a Friday deadline and needs someone to own the draft. You go along: accept the plan, take the job, or let him decide.

Learn six lines for going along with a plan at work. Some close the talk; one hands the task to you.

You mean it when you take the job. A-Li's unfinished soy milk is not today's problem.

By the end of this lesson

Agree with a plan, take a task, show you understand, and let someone else decide.

  • 那就這樣吧Then let's settle on that.
  • 好，就這樣做OK, I'll follow that plan.
  • 我明白了I understand.
  • 沒問題，交給我No problem, leave it to me.
  • 了解Got it.
  • 你說了算You decide.

Scene — a Friday deadline

At the design studio two MRT stops from Banyan Lane, Zhi-Ming checks the calendar on his phone. The draft is due Friday, and he wants a clear owner.

Maya sits across from him. The talk is ordinary work talk; nobody is solving a fortune today.

Zhi-Ming and Maya sit across a sunlit plywood studio desk while he holds a phone and she waits with a closed notebook.

Learn — going along with a plan

Here are six ways to go along with a plan. Listen, then say each line out loud.

Notice which lines close a decision and which ones take the job.

  1. Zhi-Ming sets his phone face-down and spreads both hands flat on the desk toward Maya, settling the plan.

    那就這樣吧

    Then let's settle on that.

    When to use it: Use this when you accept a plan and wrap up the talk.

    吧 softens the close so the plan feels agreed, not ordered.

    Say it: 吧 is a light neutral tone at the end.

  2. Maya leans forward and taps the desk once with one finger, agreeing to the plan while Zhi-Ming watches.

    好，就這樣做

    OK, I'll follow that plan.

    When to use it: Use this to confirm you will follow the plan as stated.

    就 points to the plan you just accepted and locks the next step.

  3. Maya holds a printed layout close, one fingertip on a colour block, pausing as the brief becomes clear.

    我明白了

    I understand.

    When to use it: Use this after someone explains a task or a point.

    了 marks that you have understood now, not that you always did.

    Say it: 了 is a light neutral tone here.

  4. Maya pulls a gray folder toward herself with both hands, taking the work, while Zhi-Ming's hands stay empty.

    沒問題，交給我

    No problem, leave it to me.

    When to use it: Use this when you take a task and will actually do it.

    交給我 hands the job to you; say it only if you will follow through.

  5. Zhi-Ming gives a compact head-bow and a small acknowledging wave at chest height after Maya has the folder.

    了解

    Got it.

    When to use it: Use this short reply when you have taken in the point.

    This is a short workplace reply, not a full sentence.

    Say it: The first third tone rises before the second third tone.

  6. Zhi-Ming turns an open palm toward Maya, handing her the owner's choice, while she sits still with the folder.

    你說了算

    You decide.

    When to use it: Use this when you let the other person make the call.

    說了算 means their choice is the one that counts.

    Say it: The 了 in this chunk is a light neutral tone.

Story — taking the job

Listen as Zhi-Ming sets a Friday deadline and Maya takes the work. She agrees, then lets him pick a colour.

The meeting stays on the draft. Nobody mentions the slip in the till.

  1. Zhi-Ming瑪雅，這個案子禮拜五要交。Maya, this project is due Friday.
  2. Maya我明白了。I understand.
  3. Zhi-Ming設計稿你先改，我再跟客戶講。You revise the draft first, and I'll talk to the client.
  4. Maya好，就這樣做。OK, I'll follow that plan.
  5. Zhi-Ming時間有點緊喔，你有辦法嗎？Time is a bit tight; can you handle it?
  6. Maya沒問題，交給我。No problem, leave it to me.
  7. Zhi-Ming顏色跟版面，你決定就好。For the colour and layout, you can decide.
  8. Maya了解。Got it.
  9. Zhi-Ming還是你要我先選一個？Or do you want me to pick one first?
  10. Maya你說了算。You decide.
  11. Zhi-Ming那我選藍色，你照這個改。Then I'll pick blue; revise it this way.
  12. Maya那就這樣吧。Then let's settle on that.
  13. Zhi-Ming looks at the calendar once more.
  14. Zhi-Ming進度有問題再跟我說。Tell me if the progress hits a problem.
  15. Maya這個我負責。I'm in charge of this.
  16. Zhi-Ming那就這麼說定了。Then it's settled.

Practice — accept the plan

Try these exercises to accept a plan, take a task, or let someone else decide.

After each answer, read why it fits, then say the line again.

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  1. What does it mean?

    那就這樣吧

  2. What do you say?

    Zhi-Ming says the draft is due Friday and asks if you can handle the revision.

  3. Fill the gap

    I understand.

    我明白____

  4. Build the line

    OK, I'll follow that plan.

    ，

    Tap the words in order.

  5. What did you hear?

  6. Pick the reply

    Zhi-Ming says:

    還是你要我先選一個？

    Or do you want me to pick one first?

    And you reply with:

  7. What does it mean?

    沒問題

  8. Fill the gap

    I'm in charge of this.

    這個我____

  9. What do you say?

    Friday, the revision, and the colour are all agreed. Close the meeting as settled.

  10. Match the pairs

    Traditional Chinese

    那就這樣吧Drop the English here
    我明白了Drop the English here
    沒問題，交給我Drop the English here
    你說了算Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Traditional Chinese, or tap one and then the other.

Say it — your yes

You play Maya in the meeting. Listen to Zhi-Ming, then accept the plan or take the job out loud.

Tap the microphone to speak. You can replay his line before your turn.

  1. Zhi-Ming walks you through the Friday deadline.
  2. Zhi-Ming這個案子禮拜五要交。This project is due Friday.
  3. Maya (you)Show that you now understand.

    我明白了

    I understand.

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Recap — what you can say now

Traditional ChineseEnglish
那就這樣吧Then let's settle on that.
好，就這樣做OK, I'll follow that plan.
我明白了I understand.
沒問題，交給我No problem, leave it to me.
了解Got it.
你說了算You decide.
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