Chinese phrasebook
At the Florist in Chinese
Practise buying flowers in China. Ask for a bunch, choose tulips, add a birthday card and pay in cash.
Situation: A flower shop in Chengdu. Your goal: Buy a bunch of yellow tulips for a birthday, add a card and pay in cash.
The whole conversation, line by line
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Florist
下午好！欢迎光临花店。有什么可以帮您？
xià wǔ hǎo! huān yíng guāng lín huā diàn. yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng nín?
Good afternoon! Welcome to the flower shop. How can I help you?
You
下午好。我想买一束花。
xià wǔ hǎo. wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī shù huā.
Good afternoon. I'd like a bunch of flowers, please.
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Florist
好的。是您自己用，还是送人？
hǎo de. shì nín zì jǐ yòng, hái shì sòng rén?
Of course. Is it for you or is it a gift?
You
是送给我妈妈的礼物。今天是她的生日。
shì sòng gěi wǒ mā mā de lǐ wù. jīn tiān shì tā de shēng rì.
It's a gift for my mother. Today is her birthday.
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Florist
真好！我们有玫瑰、郁金香和向日葵。您妈妈喜欢什么花？
zhēn hǎo! wǒ men yǒu méi guī、 yù jīn xiāng hé xiàng rì kuí. nín mā mā xǐ huān shén me huā?
How lovely! We have roses, tulips and sunflowers. Which flowers does your mother like?
You
她喜欢郁金香。我要黄色的郁金香。
tā xǐ huān yù jīn xiāng. wǒ yào huáng sè de yù jīn xiāng.
She likes tulips. I'd like yellow tulips.
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Florist
好的。黄色的郁金香很漂亮。您要多少枝？十枝还是十二枝？
hǎo de. huáng sè de yù jīn xiāng hěn piào liàng. nín yào duō shǎo zhī? shí zhī hái shì shí èr zhī?
Very good. The yellow tulips are beautiful. How many would you like? Ten or twelve?
You
十二枝。这一束多少钱？
shí èr zhī. zhè yī shù duō shǎo qián?
Twelve, please. How much is the bunch?
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Florist
这一束一百二十块。您要附一张祝福卡吗？
zhè yī shù yì bǎi èr shí kuài. nín yào fù yī zhāng zhù fú kǎ ma?
The bunch costs one hundred and twenty yuan. Would you like a card with a message?
You
要。我想写：“妈妈，生日快乐”。
yào. wǒ xiǎng xiě:"mā mā, shēng rì kuài lè".
Yes, please. I'd like to write: "Happy birthday, Mum".
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Florist
好的。一共一百二十块。您刷卡还是付现金？
hǎo de. yī gòng yì bǎi èr shí kuài. nín shuā kǎ hái shì fù xiàn jīn?
Perfect. That's one hundred and twenty yuan in total. Do you pay by card or in cash?
You
付现金。这是一百五十块。
fù xiàn jīn. zhè shì yì bǎi wǔ shí kuài.
In cash. Here are one hundred and fifty yuan.
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Florist
谢谢。找您三十块。这是您的花束。希望您妈妈喜欢！
xiè xiè. zhǎo nín sān shí kuài. zhè shì nín de huā shù. xī wàng nín mā mā xǐ huān!
Thank you. Your change is thirty yuan. Here is the bunch. I hope your mother loves it!
You
非常感谢。回头见！
fēi cháng gǎn xiè. huí tóu jiàn!
Thank you very much. See you later!
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