| Programme 8 : Buying a ticket for public transport | |||||
Two tourists are enquiring about coaches to the Great Wall. | |||||
| Customer: | Nǐmen hǎo. | Hello. | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Nǐ hǎo. | Hello. | |||
| Customer: | Zhè gè chē qù Chángchéng ma? | Does this coach go to the Great Wall? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | ì. | Yes. | |||
| Customer: | Wǒ mǎi liǎng zhāng piào. Duō shǎo qián yī zhāng? | I'll buy two tickets. How much is it per ticket? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Yī gè rén wǎngfǎn wǔshí. | Fifty kuai for a return. | |||
| Customer: | Zhè gè chē shénme shíhòu kāi? | When does this coach leave? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Qī diǎn bàn kāi. | Half past seven. | |||
| Customer: | ݾè澱. | Thank you. | |||
A customer is buying train tickets to Chengde. |
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| Ticket clerk: | Nǐ hǎo. | Hello. | |||
| Customer: | Nǐ hǎo. Wǒ yào qù Chéngdé. Yào liǎng zhāng piào | Hello. I'm going to Chengde. I'd like two tickets. | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Yào mǎi yìng zuò háishì ruǎn zuò? | Do you want a hard seat or a soft seat? | |||
| Customer: | Wǒ yào ruǎn zuò. Qǐng wèn duō shǎo qián yī zhāng? | I want a soft seat. How much is it for each one, please? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Liǎng zhāng yī bǎi èrshí kuài qián. | One hundred and twenty yuan for two. | |||
| Customer: | Huǒchē shénme shíhòu kāi? | When does the train leave? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Zǎochén qī diǎn bàn. | Seven thirty in the morning. | |||
| Customer: | ݾè澱. | Thank you. | |||
A customer is asking a taxi driver how much it is to get to Puning Temple. |
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| Customer: | Shīfù, qù Pǔníng Sì duō shǎo qián? | Driver, how much is it to go to Puning Temple? | |||
| Driver: | Shí kuài qián. | Ten kuai. | |||
| Customer: | ǎ. | OK. | |||
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