Buying Dinner To Say Thank You
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ID: 4045
Intermediate
After being helped by a friend to book some plane tickets, they invite them out for dinner as a treat. Learn some great phrases when you want to say thank you for someone doing you a favour, as well as what to say when someone thanks you.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just happen to | |
| 订 | dìng | to order | |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help | |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
老李我正好有事想跟你说
Lǎo Lǐ 老李wǒ 我zhènghǎo 正好yǒushì 有事xiǎng 想gēn 跟nǐ 你shuō 说
Mr Li, I just happen to have something to tell you.
请说
qǐng 请shuō 说
Please tell me.
上次订机票的事你帮了很大的忙我想请你吃饭
shàngcì 上次dìng 订jīpiào 机票de 的shì 事nǐ 你bāng 帮le 了hěndà 很大de 的máng 忙wǒ 我xiǎng 想qǐng 请nǐ 你chīfàn 吃饭
You really helped me out with buying the airplane tickets last time, I want to buy you dinner.
这怎么好意思呢我没做什么
zhè 这zěnme 怎么hǎoyìsi 好意思ne 呢wǒ 我méi 没zuò 做shénme 什么
How could I stand for that? I didn't do anything really.
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