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Making Travel Arrangements Review: Sentences of The Week
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B: Yajie, let’s review the Chinese for travel agency for I need to book a flight now.
Y: Sure… It’s lv3 xing2 she4.
B: lv3 xing2 she4
Y: lv3 xing2 means travel,
B: lv3 xing2
Y: she4 means agency,
B: she4.
Y: lv3 xing2 she4
B: lv3 xing2 she4 travel agency. How do I tell them I want to book a flight to Shanghai
Y: You can say wo3 yao4 ding4 yi4 zhang1 qu4 shang4 hai3 de ji1 piao4.
B: wo3 yao4 ding4 yi4 zhang1 qu4 shang4 hai3 de ji1 piao4.
Y: wo3 yao4 means I want to do sth,
B: wo3 yao4,
Y: ding4 means book a ticket,
B: ding4,
Y: yi4 zhang1 means one,
B: yi4 zhang1,
Y: qu4 shang4 hai3 to Shanghai,
B: qu4 shang4 hai3
Y: ji1 piao4, plain ticket,
B: ji1 piao4
Y: 我要订一张去上海的机票
B: wo3 yao4 ding4 yi4 zhang1 qu4 shang4 hai3 de ji1 piao4. I want to book a flight to
Shanghai.
Conversation 1
A: 我要订一张去上海的机票
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B: 好的。您要哪天的?
A: 明天的有吗?
B:请稍等,我帮您查一下。
B: What should say if I’d love a drink after boarding the flight?
Y: You should say 请给我来杯饮料。
B: qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4.
Y: qing3 means please,
B: qing3,
Y: gei2 wo3 means to me,
B: gei2 wo3,
Y: lai2 means bring,
B: lai2,
Y: bei1 is the measure word of drink, which means one,
B: bei1,
Y: yin3 liao4 means drink,
B: yin3 liao4.
Y: qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4
B: qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4 I’d love a drink please.
Conversation2
A: 请给我来杯饮料。
B: 好的,你要哪种的?
A: 我要一杯可乐。
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Y: wo3 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi yao4 shen1 bao4
B: wo3 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi yao4 shen1 bao4 I’ve got nothing to declare.
Conversation3
A:有需要申报的东西吗?
B: 我没有什么东西需要申报。
B: And that wraps up another week of diligent learning here in the Chinese Studio. We’ve got
a question just to see how you’re getting on. How do you say, “I’d love a drink please.” in
Chinese?
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