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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

入(rù) 住(zhù) 旅(lǚ) 馆(guǎn)

Checking in at a hotel

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  • Vocabulary

    欢(huān) 迎(yíng) welcome,
    房(fáng) 间(jiān) hotel room,
    钥(yào) 匙(shi) key.
  • 早(zǎo) 上(shang) 好！(hǎo) 欢(huān) 迎！(yíng)
    Reception: Good morning! Welcome!
    早(zǎo) 上(shang) 好。(hǎo) 我(wǒ) 的(de) 名(míng) 字(zì) 叫(jiào) 陈(chén) 大(dà) 华。(huá.)
    Mr Chen: Good morning. My name’s Dahua Chen.
    您(nín) 好，(hǎo) 陈(chén) 先(xiān) 生，(shēng) 您(nín) 的(de) 房(fáng) 间(jiān) 二(èr) 零(líng) 三(sān) 号，(hào,) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 钥(yào) 匙(shi)
    Reception: Ah, yes. Mr. Chen. Room 203. Here’s your key.
    谢(xiè) 谢。(xiè)
    Mr Chen: Thank you.
  • 下(xià) 午(wǔ) 好！(hǎo) 欢(huān) 迎！(yíng)
    Reception: Good afternoon and welcome!
    你(nǐ) 好。(hǎo) 我(wǒ) 订(dìng) 了(le) 一(yí) 间(jiān) 房，(fáng) 姓(xìng) 陈。(chén)
    Mr Chen：Hello. I’ve got a room reserved for Chen.
    陈(chén) 先生，(xiānshēng) 稍(shāo) 等(děng)... 在(zài) 这(zhè) 里，(lǐ,) 住(zhù) 三(sān) 晚，(wǎn) 对(duì) 么？(me)
    Reception: Mr. Chen, just a moment. Yes, here we are. Two nights, is that right?
    是(shì) 的。(de)
    Mr Chen： Yes.
    好(hǎo) 的，(de) 您(nín) 的(de) 房(fáng) 间(jiān) 是(shì) 二(èr) 零(líng) 三(sān) 房。(fáng) 在(zài) 二(èr) 楼。(lóu) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 钥(yào) 匙。(shi)
    Reception: OK…Your room number is 203. It’s on the second floor. Here’s your key.
    谢(xiè) 谢。(xiè)
    Mr Chen: Thank you.
    不(bú) 客(kè) 气。(qì)
    Reception: You’re welcome.
  • 您(nín) 好。(hǎo)
    Reception： How are you ?
    你(nǐ) 好。(hǎo) 我(wǒ) 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 要(yào) 结(jié) 帐。(zhàng)
    Mr Chen：Good. I want to check out.
    请(qǐng) 稍(shāo) 等，(děng) 一(yí) 共(gòng) 是(shì) ￥300   (三(sān) 百(bǎi) 元)。(yuán)
    Reception： Just a moment please. It is ￥300 in total.
    好(hǎo) 的。(de) 我(wǒ) 用(yòng) 信(xìn) 用(yòng) 卡(kǎ) 付，(fù) 谢(xiè) 谢。(xiè)
    Mr Chen：Ok, I will pay by credit card. Thanks.
    谢(xiè) 谢。(xiè) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 收(shōu) 据。(jù)
    Reception：Thank you. This is the receipt.

  • The four tones

    欢(huān) happy,   环(huán) loop,   缓(huǎn) put off,   换(huàn) change

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