Kategori: Chinese Dialogue

How to Catch Taxi

A: Nǐhǎo, shīfù!
     你好, 师傅!    
   (Hi,    driver!)
B: Nǐhǎo, nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ?
     你好, 你要去哪里?
    (Hi, where are you going?)
A: wǒ yào qù zhèlǐ. zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?
     我要去这里。这里远吗?
    (I want to go there. Is it far?)
B: Bùyuǎn.
     不   远。
    (Not far.)
A: Duōjiǔ dào?
      多久到?
     (How long to arrive?)
B: 15 fēnzhōng dào. 
     15分钟到。
     (15 minutes. )
A: Shīfù, màndiǎn!
     师傅,慢点!
     (Driver, be slowly!)
B:  Wǒmen dàole. Tíng zài nǎlǐ?
       我们到了。停在哪里?   
       (We arrive. Where is to stop?)
A:  Shīfù, zuǒguǎi, yòuguǎi, yìzhí zǒu. Tíng zài zhèlǐ. Duōshǎoqián ?
       师傅,左拐,右拐,一直走。停在这里。多少钱?
      (Driver, please turn left, turn right, go straight. Stop here. How much is it?)
B: 78 kuài!Nǐ fùqián háishì shuākǎ?
       78 块!你付钱还是刷卡?
       (78 RMB, do you pay it by cash or by card?)
A: Wǒ fùqián. Wǒ yào fāpiào.
      我付钱。我要发票。
      (I pay it by cash. I need receipt. )
 
Key words:
师傅shī fù: driver
哪里nǎ lǐ: where
这里zhè lǐ: here                          那里nà lǐ: there
远yuǎn: far                                近jìn: near
慢点màn diǎn: slowly                   快点kuài diǎn:quickly
到dào: to arrive                          停tíng: to stop
多久duō jiǔ: how long                  多少钱? duō shǎo qián?: how much?
拐guǎi: turn
左zuǒ: left                                  右yòu: right
付钱fù qián: pay it by cash            刷卡shuā kǎ: pay it by card
                        
发票fā piào: reciept      
      

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