| Programme 8 : Buying a ticket for public transport | |||||
Two tourists are enquiring about coaches to the Great Wall. | |||||
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| Customer: | N菒men h菐o. | Hello. | |||
| Ticket clerk: | N菒 h菐o. | Hello. | |||
| Customer: | Zh猫 g猫 ch膿 q霉 Ch谩ngch茅ng ma? | Does this coach go to the Great Wall? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | 厂丑矛. | Yes. | |||
| Customer: | W菕 m菐i li菐ng zh膩ng pi脿o. Du艒 sh菐o qi谩n y墨 zh膩ng? | I'll buy two tickets. How much is it per ticket? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Y墨 g猫 r茅n w菐ngf菐n w菙sh铆. | Fifty kuai for a return. | |||
| Customer: | Zh猫 g猫 ch膿 sh茅nme sh铆h貌u k膩i? | When does this coach leave? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Q墨 di菐n b脿n k膩i. | Half past seven. | |||
| Customer: | 齿颈猫虫颈别. | Thank you. | |||
A customer is buying train tickets to Chengde. |
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| Ticket clerk: | N菒 h菐o. | Hello. | |||
| Customer: | N菒 h菐o. W菕 y脿o q霉 Ch茅ngd茅. Y脿o li菐ng zh膩ng pi脿o | Hello. I'm going to Chengde. I'd like two tickets. | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Y脿o m菐i y矛ng zu貌 h谩ish矛 ru菐n zu貌? | Do you want a hard seat or a soft seat? | |||
| Customer: | W菕 y脿o ru菐n zu貌. Q菒ng w猫n du艒 sh菐o qi谩n y墨 zh膩ng? | I want a soft seat. How much is it for each one, please? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Li菐ng zh膩ng y墨 b菐i 猫rsh铆 ku脿i qi谩n. | One hundred and twenty yuan for two. | |||
| Customer: | Hu菕ch膿 sh茅nme sh铆h貌u k膩i? | When does the train leave? | |||
| Ticket clerk: | Z菐och茅n q墨 di菐n b脿n. | Seven thirty in the morning. | |||
| Customer: | 齿颈猫虫颈别. | Thank you. | |||
A customer is asking a taxi driver how much it is to get to Puning Temple. |
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| Customer: | Sh墨f霉, q霉 P菙n铆ng S矛 du艒 sh菐o qi谩n? | Driver, how much is it to go to Puning Temple? | |||
| Driver: | Sh铆 ku脿i qi谩n. | Ten kuai. | |||
| Customer: | 贬菐辞. | OK. | |||
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