Real Chinese - Buying tickets for a show - TV transcripts
| Programme 10 : Buying tickets for a show and speaking about your favourite pastimes | ||||||
| Group of people: | Guò nián hǎo! | Happy Chinese New Year! | ||||
People are talking about their favourite pastimes. | ||||||
| Woman 1: | Wǒ xǐhuān chū lái sǎnbù, kàn diànshì, kàn diànyǐng. | I like going for a walk, watching TV and going to the cinema. | ||||
| Woman 2: | Wǒ xǐhuān guàng shāngdiàn, hé péngyou liáotiān. | I like going shopping and chatting with friends. | ||||
| Man 1: | Wǒ xǐhuān shàng díbā, shàng jiǔbā, háiyǒu kàn qiú, kàn diànshì. | I like going to the disco, going to the bar and watching matches and watching TV. | ||||
| Man 2: | Wǒ xǐhuān hé péngyou zài yīqǐ chīchi fàn, hēhe jiǔ, zài jā. Háiyǒu xǐhuān qù kàn diànyǐng kàn yīxiē Zhōngguó de dàpiàn. | I like to eat and drink with friends at home. I also like going to the cinema to see famous Chinese films. | ||||
| Woman 3: | Yī bān zài wǎnshang, wǒ xǐhuān shàng wǎng, háiyǒu chàng KTV. | Normally in the evening I like surfing the net and singing to Karaoke TV as well. | ||||
Customers are buying tickets for a night club. | ||||||
| Customer 1: | Nǐ hǎo. | Hello. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Nǐ hǎo. | Hello. | ||||
| Customer 1: | Qǐng wèn duō shǎo qián yī zhāng piào? | How much is a ticket, please? | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Wǔshí kuài yī zhāng. | Fifty yuan for one. | ||||
| Customer 1: | Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng. | One for me, please. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Xièxie. | Thank you. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Nǐ hǎo, liǎng wèi. | Hello, to both of you. | ||||
| Customer 2: | Nǐ hǎo. qǐng wèn duō shǎo qián yī zhāng piào? | Hello. How much is a ticket, please? | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Wǔ shí kuài qián yī zhāng. | Fifty yuan per ticket. | ||||
| Customer 2: | Wǒ yào liǎng zhāng. | I'd like two. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Yī gòng yī bǎi kuài qián. | One hundred yuan altogether. | ||||
| Customer 3: | Xiǎojiě, qǐng wèn duō shǎo qián yī zhāng piào? | Miss, how much is it per ticket, please? | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Wǔshí kuài qián yī zhāng | Fifty kuai per ticket. | ||||
| Customer 3: | Hǎo, yào liǎng zhāng. | OK, I'll buy two. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Yīgòng yī bǎi kuài qián. | One hundred kuai altogether. | ||||
A couple is buying tickets for the Chinese Opera | ||||||
| Ticket clerk: | Nǐ hǎo. | Hello. | ||||
| Customer: | Wǒ mǎi liǎng zhāng jīntiān wǎnshang de piào. | I'd like to buy two tickets for this evening. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Qiánbiānde, hòubiānde? | At the front or at the back? | ||||
| Customer: | Qiánbiānde. | At the front. | ||||
| Customer: | Qiánbiānde duō shǎo qián? | How much is it for a front ticket? | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Yī bǎi kuài. | One hundred kuai. | ||||
| Customer: | Hǎo, wǒ mǎi liǎng zhāng. | OK, I'll buy two. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Yīgòng èr bǎi kuài. | Two hundred kuai altogether. | ||||
| Customer: | Gěi nǐn. | Here you are. | ||||
| Customer: | Shénme shíhòu kāishǐ? | What time does it start? | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Qī diǎn bàn. | Half past seven. | ||||
| Customer: | Xièxie. | Thank you. | ||||
| Ticket clerk: | Bù kèqì. | You're welcome. | ||||
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