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Programme 8 : Buying a ticket for public transport


Two tourists are enquiring about coaches to the Great Wall.

                    
Customer: Nǐmen hǎo. Hello.
Ticket clerk: Nǐ hǎo. Hello.
Customer: Zhè gè chē qù Chángchéng ma? Does this coach go to the Great Wall?
Ticket clerk: Shì. Yes.
Customer: Wǒ mǎi liǎng zhāng piào. Duō shǎo qián yī zhāng? I'll buy two tickets. How much is it per ticket?
Ticket clerk: Yī gè rén wǎngfǎn wǔshí. Fifty kuai for a return.
Customer: Zhè gè chē shénme shíhòu kāi? When does this coach leave?
Ticket clerk: Qī diǎn bàn kāi. Half past seven.
Customer: Xièxie. Thank you.


A customer is buying train tickets to Chengde.

Ticket clerk: Nǐ hǎo. Hello.
Customer: Nǐ hǎo. Wǒ yào qù Chéngdé. Yào liǎng zhāng piào Hello. I'm going to Chengde. I'd like two tickets.
Ticket clerk: Yào mǎi yìng zuò háishì ruǎn zuò? Do you want a hard seat or a soft seat?
Customer: Wǒ yào ruǎn zuò. Qǐng wèn duō shǎo qián yī zhāng? I want a soft seat. How much is it for each one, please?
Ticket clerk: Liǎng zhāng yī bǎi èrshí kuài qián. One hundred and twenty yuan for two.
Customer: Huǒchē shénme shíhòu kāi? When does the train leave?
Ticket clerk: Zǎochén qī diǎn bàn. Seven thirty in the morning.
Customer: Xièxie. Thank you.


A customer is asking a taxi driver how much it is to get to Puning Temple.

Customer: Shīfù, qù Pǔníng Sì duō shǎo qián? Driver, how much is it to go to Puning Temple?
Driver: Shí kuài qián. Ten kuai.
Customer: Hǎo. OK.

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