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Big Bed

Big Bed
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ID: 1155 Elementary
Travelers sometimes have to decide whether to take the plunge and share a bed. In today's podcast, you'll learn enough Mandarin Chinese to deal with this tricky situation. Sharing a bed worked for Ishmael and Queequeg-- will it work for you?
Jenny , John
Big Bed
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
先生 xiānsheng Mr. or Sir
现在 xiànzài now
只 zhǐ only
间 jiān room
你好要一个标准间
nǐhǎo 你好yào 要yī 一ge 个biāozhǔn jiān 标准间
Hello, I'd like a standard room.
对不起先生标准间没有了
duìbuqǐ 对不起xiānsheng 先生biāozhǔn jiān 标准间méiyǒu 没有le 了
Sorry, sir. We don't have any standard rooms left.
啊没有了
ǎ 啊méiyǒu 没有le 了
Huh? You don't have any left?
我们现在只有一间大床房
wǒmen 我们xiànzài 现在zhǐ 只yǒu 有yī 一jiān 间dàchuángfáng 大床房
We only have a room with a big single bed.
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