Don't Cut The Line
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ID: 2770
Intermediate
When you go on a trip you'll have to go through immigration and invariably wait in a long long line.
You Will Learn:
useful airport and immigration phrases
How to discuss jumping a queue
Video lesson about ways to say otherwise: http://bit.ly/1PnaBwY
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs | |
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | to inspect | |
| 排队 | páiduì | to line up | |
| 落地 | luòdì | to land |
每次海关检查都这么多人排队看着就累了
měicì 每次hǎiguān 海关jiǎnchá 检查dōu 都zhème duō rén 这么多人páiduì 排队kàn 看zhe 着jiù 就lèi 累le 了
Every time we go through customs inspection there's always so many people queuing, just looking at it makes you tired.
是啊从飞机落地到走出机场差不多得花一个小时
shì a 是啊cóng 从fēijī 飞机luòdì 落地dào 到zǒuchū 走出jīchǎng 机场chàbuduō 差不多děi 得huā 花yī 一gè 个xiǎoshí 小时
Yes, from the plane landing to walking out of the airport, it takes around an hour.
排队入关然后还要去取行李那也得等很久
páiduì 排队rùguān 入关ránhòu 然后hái yào 还要qù 去qǔ 取xíngli 行李nà 那yě 也děi 得děng 等hěnjiǔ 很久
You have to line up for immigration, then you also have to go and get your luggage too, where you also have to wait ages as well.
看起来你那一排好像比较快
kàn qǐlái 看起来nǐ 你nà 那yī pái 一排hǎoxiàng 好像bǐjiào 比较kuài 快
It looks like your line is going quicker.
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