Chinese phrasebook
At the Cinema in Chinese
Practise buying cinema tickets in China. Ask for two tickets, accept a seat, add popcorn and drinks and pay by card.
Situation: A cinema in Beijing. Your goal: Buy two tickets, popcorn and drinks.
The whole conversation, line by line
Tap to hear a line. Box office clerk speaks first; the bold lines are what you can say. To see the lines in your own language, choose it in the language menu at the top.
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Box office clerk
你好！您想看哪部电影？
nǐ hǎo! nín xiǎng kàn nǎ bù diàn yǐng?
Hello! Which film would you like to see?
You
你好。请给我两张八点那场的票。
nǐ hǎo. qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng zhāng bā diǎn nà chǎng de piào.
Hello. Two tickets for the eight o'clock film, please.
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Box office clerk
八点那场快满了。十排可以吗？
bā diǎn nà chǎng kuài mǎn le. shí pái kě yǐ ma?
The eight o'clock one is almost full. Is row ten okay for you?
You
可以，十排可以。
kě yǐ, shí pái kě yǐ.
Yes, row ten is fine.
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Box office clerk
两张票八十块。您还要爆米花吗？
liǎng zhāng piào bā shí kuài. nín hái yào bào mǐ huā ma?
That's eighty yuan for the two tickets. Would you also like popcorn?
You
要，一大桶爆米花和两瓶汽水。
yào, yī dà tǒng bào mǐ huā hé liǎng píng qì shuǐ.
Yes, a big popcorn and two fizzy drinks.
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Box office clerk
您要什么汽水？我们有可乐、橙汁汽水和柠檬汽水。
nín yào shén me qì shuǐ? wǒ men yǒu kě lè、 chéng zhī qì shuǐ hé níng méng qì shuǐ.
Which fizzy drinks would you like? We have cola, orange and lemon.
You
一瓶可乐，一瓶橙汁汽水。
yī píng kě lè, yī píng chéng zhī qì shuǐ.
One cola and one orange, please.
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Box office clerk
好的。一共一百块。您刷卡吗？
hǎo de. yī gòng yì bǎi kuài. nín shuā kǎ ma?
Perfect. In total that's one hundred yuan. Are you paying by card?
You
对，刷卡，谢谢。
duì, shuā kǎ, xiè xiè.
Yes, by card, please.
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Box office clerk
这是您的票。三号厅，在后面右边。
zhè shì nín de piào. sān hào tīng, zài hòu miàn yòu biān.
Here are your tickets. The screen is number three, at the back on the right.
You
谢谢。电影什么时候开始？
xiè xiè. diàn yǐng shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ?
Thanks. When does the film start?
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Box office clerk
十分钟后开始。祝您观影愉快！
shí fēn zhōng hòu kāi shǐ. zhù nín guān yǐng yú kuài!
It starts in ten minutes. Enjoy the film!
You
非常感谢。再见！
fēi cháng gǎn xiè. zài jiàn!
Thank you very much. Goodbye!
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