Chinese phrasebook
At the Bakery in Chinese
Practise buying bread and pastries in a Chinese bakery. Choose your bread, add some croissants and pay in cash.
Situation: A bakery in Shanghai. Your goal: Buy bread and croissants and pay.
The whole conversation, line by line
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Baker
早上好！您要点什么？
zǎo shàng hǎo! nín yào diǎn shén me?
Good morning! What can I get you?
You
早上好，我想要一个面包。
zǎo shàng hǎo, wǒ xiǎng yào yí gè miàn bāo.
Good morning. I'd like a loaf of bread, please.
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Baker
好的。您要全麦的还是白的？
hǎo de. nín yào quán mài de hái shì bái de?
Very good. Do you want the wholemeal or the white bread?
You
要全麦的，谢谢。
yào quán mài de, xiè xiè.
The wholemeal, please.
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Baker
给您。还要别的吗？可颂是刚烤好的。
gěi nín. hái yào bié de ma? kě sòng shì gāng kǎo hǎo de.
Here you are. Anything else? The croissants are freshly made.
You
要，再来两个可颂。
yào, zài lái liǎng gè kě sòng.
Yes, two croissants too, please.
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Baker
好的。您是带走还是在这儿吃？
hǎo de. nín shì dài zǒu hái shì zài zhèr chī?
Perfect. Do you want it to take away or to eat here?
You
带走，谢谢。
dài zǒu, xiè xiè.
To take away, please.
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Baker
一共三十八块。
yī gòng sān shí bā kuài.
That's thirty-eight yuan.
You
给您。可以刷卡吗？
gěi nín. kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma?
Here you are. Can I pay by card?
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Baker
不好意思，我们这儿只收现金。
bù hǎo yì sī, wǒ men zhèr zhǐ shōu xiàn jīn.
Sorry, at the bakery we only accept cash.
You
没关系。给您五十块。
méi guān xì. gěi nín wǔ shí kuài.
No problem. Here's fifty yuan.
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Baker
谢谢。找您十二块。慢走！
xiè xiè. zhǎo nín shí èr kuài. màn zǒu!
Thank you. Your change: twelve yuan. Enjoy!
You
非常感谢。明天见！
fēi cháng gǎn xiè. míng tiān jiàn!
Thank you very much. See you tomorrow!
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