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Buying a Ticket at a University Campus

在学校买门票

Zài xuéxiào mǎi ménpiào

6:36 min video · 18 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 王姐 Wáng Jiě你好，你想买什么？Nǐ hǎo, nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme?Hello, what do you want to buy?
  2. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我想买门票。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi ménpiào.I want to buy an entry ticket.
  3. 王姐 Wáng Jiě白天的门票，二十块。Báitiān de ménpiào, èr shí kuài.Daytime tickets are twenty yuan.
  4. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我是学生，有十块的吗？Wǒ shì xuésheng, yǒu shí kuài de ma?I'm a student. Do you have ten yuan ones?
  5. 王姐 Wáng Jiě有，你是哪个学院的？Yǒu, nǐ shì nǎgè xuéyuàn de?Yes. Which college are you from?
  6. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我是中文学院的。Wǒ shì zhōngwén xuéyuàn de.I'm from the Chinese college.
  7. 王姐 Wáng Jiě好，十块。Hǎo, shí kuài.OK, ten yuan.
  8. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我能用手机付钱吗？Wǒ néng yòng shǒujī fù qián ma?Can I pay with my phone?
  9. 王姐 Wáng Jiě能，请用手机付钱。Néng, qǐng yòng shǒujī fù qián.Yes, please pay with your phone.
  10. 王姐 Wáng Jiě给你门票，楼里有很多书。Gěi nǐ ménpiào, lóu lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū.Here is your ticket. There are many books in the building.
  11. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ那些教学楼都很老吗？Nàxiē jiàoxuélóu dōu hěn lǎo ma?Are all those teaching buildings very old?
  12. 王姐 Wáng Jiě都很老，楼下有牛奶店。Dōu hěn lǎo, lóuxià yǒu niúnǎi diàn.All very old. There is a milk shop downstairs.
  13. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ请问，洗手间在哪儿？Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is the restroom?
  14. 王姐 Wáng Jiě在教学楼后边。Zài jiàoxuélóu hòubian.Behind the teaching building.
  15. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ谢谢！Xièxie!Thank you!
  16. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ这个学习的地方真好。Zhège xuéxí de dìfang zhēn hǎo.This place of study is really nice.
  17. 王姐 Wáng Jiě别忘了你的门票。Bié wàng le nǐ de ménpiào.Don't forget your ticket.
  18. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ好，再见！Hǎo, zàijiàn!OK, goodbye!

About this lesson

You will be able to buy a campus entry ticket, ask for the student price, pay by phone and ask where the restroom is.

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
门票ménpiàoentry ticketHSK 1
白天báitiāndaytimeHSK 1
学院xuéyuàncollegeHSK 1
教学楼jiàoxuélóuteaching buildingHSK 1
学习xuéxíto studyHSK 1
那些nàxiēthoseHSK 1

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