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At the Train Station

在火车站

Zài huǒ chēzhàn

2:52 min video · 8 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 王姐 Wáng Jiě你好，你要去哪儿？Nǐ hǎo, nǐ yào qù nǎr?Hello, where do you want to go?
  2. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要去北京。Wǒ yào qù běijīng.I want to go to Beijing.
  3. 王姐 Wáng Jiě要几张票？Yào jǐ zhāng piào?How many tickets?
  4. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要一张票。Wǒ yào yì zhāng piào.I want one ticket.
  5. 王姐 Wáng Jiě明天早上八点，行吗？Míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn, xíng ma?Tomorrow morning at eight, okay?
  6. 大卫 Dà Wèi行，多少钱？Xíng, duōshao qián?Okay, how much?
  7. 王姐 Wáng Jiě五百块。这是您的票。Wǔ bǎi kuài. Zhè shì nín de piào.Five hundred yuan. Here is your ticket.
  8. 大卫 Dà Wèi谢谢！Xièxie!Thank you!

About this lesson

After this lesson you can buy a train ticket at the ticket window: say where you want to go, when, and ask the price.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
票piàoticketHSK 1
北京běijīngBeijingHSK 1
明天míngtiāntomorrowHSK 1
早上zǎoshangmorningHSK 1
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much
块kuàiyuan (kuai)HSK 1

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