# [ Dialogue ] 你要学会说“不” | You Need to Learn to Say ‘No’ | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522/dialogue-you-need-to-learn-to-say-no-mandarin-beginner Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522/dialogue-you-need-to-learn-to-say-no-mandarin-beginner.md Podcast: [Learn Chinese with Beginner Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522) Published: 2026-01-04T01:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benoittravers/episodes/Dialogue----You-Need-to-Learn-to-Say-No--Mandarin-Beginner-e3b20rm Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10b37f6ac/podcast/play/111264054/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-16%2Fda55db8f-45c1-3be0-4a80-901550d0768d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522/episodes/dialogue-you-need-to-learn-to-say-no-mandarin-beginner Duration seconds: 462 ## Resource Normally, Anna doesn’t drink coffee. But her colleague bought one for her, and she felt too embarrassed to refuse... ————————————————————————————————— 安娜:啊,我很困,但睡不着。 高月:为什么睡不着? 安娜:今天下午我喝了一杯咖啡。 高月:哎?你一般不喝咖啡的啊。今天怎么了? 安娜:我的同事帮我买了一杯,我不好意思说我不喝。 高月:哎哟,你要学会说“不”。 安娜:现在知道了。 ————————————————————————————————— If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot: ✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences ✅ Writing and speaking exercises with teacher feedback ✅ Track your learning streak — never lose your momentum! Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today ! If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us ! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522/episodes/dialogue-you-need-to-learn-to-say-no-mandarin-beginner/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-chinese-with-beginner-stories-1300522/dialogue-you-need-to-learn-to-say-no-mandarin-beginner.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.