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 S: 请来一个可乐, and, pay attention, listeners! 两个啤酒, liang ge pijiu.
WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒, yi ge kele, liang ge pi jiu.
S: Dui, xiexie.
S: Here come our drinks. So what’s the word for ‘two’ when you ask for two beers? It’s not the er, as in yi er san si. Listen carefully.
WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒. liang ge pijiu.
M: Dui le, it’s liang LIANG liang. We always use liang when we want to say ‘two people’, two glasses, two dollars, in fact, two anythings. Er, also meaning two, is used for telephone numbers and the like.
S: So how do we say, ‘two twos’?
M: Dui le, liang ge er, liang ge er. Now, back to our waitress.
WAITRESS: Yi ge kele, liang ge pijiu.
S: Xiexie. How much, 多少? How much money? 多少钱, duoshao qian?
WAITRESS: 一个可乐是四块. 两个啤酒是九块.
S: So how much is the bill? Remember, a kuai is one renminbi, or one yuan.
WAITRESS: Yi ge kele shi si kuai. Liang ge pijiu shi jiu kuai.
S: Worked it out? Si kuai, and jiu kuai. Four and nine is …. Dui le. 十三块, shi san kuai. I give the waitress fifteen kuai. 给你十五块, gei ni shi wu kuai.
WAITRESS: 找您两块. Zhǎo nín liǎng kuài.
S: xiexie.
M: Thinking caps on? Hao!
S: Say, ‘he is my colleague’…
M: Dui le. 他是我的同事, ta shi wo de tongshi.
S: The drinks are ordered; 一个可乐, 两个啤酒, yi ge kele, liang ge pijiu. 多少钱, duoshao qian?
WAITRESS: 十三块, thirteen kuai, shi san kuai.
S: 给你十五块, shi wu kuai.
WAITRESS: 找您两块. zhao nin liang kuai.
S: Now I’ve got my change, we can finish our lesson. Ming tian jian.

 M: 朋友们,你们好. 我是曼丽. With wo de tongshi, Stuart.
S: Da jia hao!
M: We’ll start with a puzzle. I work with Stuart. Stuart是我的同事, Stuart shi wo de tongshi.
S: What does 同事, tongshi mean?
M: A clue: tongyi, meaning ‘agree’, literally means, ‘same idea’. And tongshi literally means ‘same business’.
S: So tongshi is? Dui le, colleague, or co-worker. So say, ‘he is my colleague’. …..
M: Hen hao. 他是我的同事. Ta shi wo de tong shi.
S: Women zai jiǔbā. Listen and repeat with us, loudly. The drinks aren’t free, so we have to learn a bit about money, and listen out for how we say ‘two beers’.
M: With us are Mary and Li xiansheng. 李先生是玛丽的朋友, Li xiansheng shi Mali de pengyou. Stuart 是我的同事, Stuart shi wo de tongshi.
S: Mary wants a cola, Li xiansheng a beer, and I fancy another beer. ML’s ok for now.
M: Stuart calls the waitress
S: 小姐, xiaojie.
WAITRESS: What would you like? 你要什么? Ni yao shenme?
S: 朋友们,你们好! Wo shi Stuart.
M: Wo shi ML. Let’s not waste time. 我们不要浪费时间 women bu yao langfei shijian.
S: Because today is 复习, revision, fuxi. Revise this week’s lessons, plus a bit of new stuff. Women zai jiuba. What shall I drink? Wo xiang he shenme? A glass of beer! 我想喝一杯啤酒. Wo xiang he yi bei pijiu. ML, 你想喝什么? Ni xiang he shenme?
M: Iced water. 我想喝冰水. Wo xiang he bing shui.
S: 小姐, please bring请来, 请来一杯冰水,一杯啤酒. Xiaojie, qing lai yi bei bingshui, yi bei pijiu..
WAITRESS: Mei wen ti.
S: Back again. Quick test. Say, ‘I want to drink beer’…..
M: Dui le, 我想喝啤酒, wo xiang he pijiu.
S: Now say ‘I want to drink a glass of beer’.
M: Dui le, 我想喝一杯啤酒, wo xiang he yi bei pijiu.
S: Now say, I want to drink a glass of iced water.
M: Feichang hao. 我想喝一杯冰水. Wo xiang he yi bei bing shui.
S: Hey, Mary and a guy have just come in. Guess we’ll have to practice introductions, jie4shao4.
MARY: Stuart, Manli, 你们好吗?
M/S: hen hao, 你呢, ni ne?
MARY: Wo ye hen hao. Let me introduce my friend. 让我介绍我的朋友,李建国. Rang wo jieshao wo de peng you, Li Jianguo.
M: 李先生, 很高兴认识你, li xiansheng, hen gao xing renshi ni. Wo shi Zhao Manli.
LJG: 赵小姐, 很高兴认识你, hen gaoxing renshi ni.
M: 让我介绍白君士, rang wo jie shao Bai Junshi.
LJG: 白先生,很高兴认识你, Bai xiansheng, hen gaoxing renshi ni.
S: 李先生, 很高兴认识你, Li xiansheng, hen gaoxing renshi ni.
M: So 我们都很高兴. Time for a break!
S: And time for my second beer. Mary and ML want coffee, Li xiansheng fancies a beer. 小姐, xiaojie.
WAITRESS: Ni yao shenme?
S: 两杯咖啡, liang bei kafei, 两杯啤酒, liang bei pijiu.
WAITRESS: 两杯咖啡, 两杯啤酒, liang bei kafei, liang bei pijiu.
S: Dui l, I have to pay for the drinks. How much, 多少? How much money? 多少钱?
M: Duoshao qian? Pengyoumen, this is your homework. Listen carefully, and give us the answer next lesson. 一杯咖啡是五块钱, yi bei kafei shi wu kuai qian. 一杯啤酒是八块五毛, ba kuai wu mao.
S: And ten mao MAO mao make one kuai. One mao is one tenth of a yuan.
M: Yi bei kafei shi wu kuai. Yi beipijiu shi ba kuai wu mao.
S: So, liang bei kafei he liang bei pi jiu, shi duoshao qian?
M: Tell us the answer next lesson. Ming tian jian.