Chinese phrase
我忘了〜 wǒ wàng le 〜
Meaning
I forgot to ___
When to use it
This says that the speaker forgot to do something. It gives a simple reply when explaining why an expected action did not happen.
Example dialogue
你买牛奶了吗？ nǐ mǎi niú nǎi le ma
Did you buy milk?
不好意思，我忘了买牛奶。 bù hǎo yì si wǒ wàng le mǎi niú nǎi
I'm sorry, I forgot to buy milk.