Chinese phrasebook
At the Museum in Chinese
Practise visiting a museum in China. Buy two tickets, show your student cards, take an audio guide and find the cloakroom.
Situation: A museum in Beijing. Your goal: Buy two student tickets, take an audio guide and find the cloakroom.
The whole conversation, line by line
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Ticket seller
早上好！欢迎来到博物馆。您要几张票？
zǎo shàng hǎo! huān yíng lái dào bó wù guǎn. nín yào jǐ zhāng piào?
Good morning! Welcome to the museum. How many tickets would you like?
You
早上好。请给我两张票。
zǎo shàng hǎo. qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng zhāng piào.
Good morning. Two tickets, please.
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Ticket seller
好的。普通票六十块。您有学生证吗？
hǎo de. pǔ tōng piào liù shí kuài. nín yǒu xué shēng zhèng ma?
Very good. General admission costs sixty yuan. Do you have a student card?
You
有，我们是学生。这是我们的学生证。
yǒu, wǒ men shì xué shēng. zhè shì wǒ men de xué shēng zhèng.
Yes, we're students. Here are our cards.
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Ticket seller
好的。出示学生证，每张三十块。一共六十块。
hǎo de. chū shì xué shēng zhèng, měi zhāng sān shí kuài. yī gòng liù shí kuài.
Perfect. With a card, each ticket costs thirty yuan. That's sixty yuan in total.
You
太好了。我刷卡，可以吗？
tài hǎo le. wǒ shuā kǎ, kě yǐ ma?
Great. I'll pay by card, OK?
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Ticket seller
当然可以。这是您的票。您要语音导览器吗？二十块。
dāng rán kě yǐ. zhè shì nín de piào. nín yào yǔ yīn dǎo lǎn qì ma? èr shí kuài.
Of course. Here are your tickets. Would you like an audio guide? It costs twenty yuan.
You
要，请给我英语的语音导览器。
yào, qǐng gěi wǒ yīng yǔ de yǔ yīn dǎo lǎn qì.
Yes, an audio guide in English, please.
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Ticket seller
给您。展览在二楼。
gěi nín. zhǎn lǎn zài èr lóu.
Here you are. The exhibition is on the second floor.
You
谢谢。衣帽间在哪儿？
xiè xiè. yī mào jiān zài nǎr?
Thanks. Where is the cloakroom?
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Ticket seller
衣帽间在入口旁边，左手边。免费的。
yī mào jiān zài rù kǒu páng biān, zuǒ shǒu biān. miǎn fèi de.
The cloakroom is on the left, next to the entrance. It's free.
You
好的。博物馆几点关门？
hǎo de. bó wù guǎn jǐ diǎn guān mén?
Perfect. What time does the museum close?
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Ticket seller
晚上八点关门。祝您参观愉快！
wǎn shàng bā diǎn guān mén. zhù nín cān guān yú kuài!
It closes at eight in the evening. Enjoy your visit!
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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