Y: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, Wo shi Y.
B: And, wo shi B. Y, I still need to make some travel arrangements. Can you help me with that this week please?
Y. Sure. Let’s check our key words of the day.
Key words of the day
Travel agency 旅行社 ,business class商务舱economy class经济舱 First class 头等舱 ,Next Tuesday. 下周二。 I want to book a flight to Shanghai . 我要订一张去上海的机票。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
B: I love traveling whenever I have an opportunity. So I’m off to see a travel agency.
Y: That’s a 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. Then I want to book a flight to Shanghai, how do I say that Yajie?
Y: You can say wo3 yao4 ding4 yi4 zhang1 qu4 shang4 hai3 de ji1 piao4.
B:… it’s a long one, let me try that. 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.