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ID: 0322
Intermediate
There's nothing like a little bait and switch to get those customers coming. This tactic works the world over, and China is no exception. Make sure you don't get taken for a ride, and make sure you let them no you're no fool...in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, Ken, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 订 | dìng | to order | |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if | |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best | |
| 骗子 | piànzi | liar |
你好我昨天打电话订了两张去北京的飞机票这里是1500块钱
nǐhǎo 你好wǒ 我zuótiān 昨天dǎdiànhuà 打电话dìng 订le 了liǎng 两zhāng 张qù 去Běijīng 北京de 的fēijīpiào 飞机票zhèlǐ 这里shì 是yīqiān wǔbǎi kuàiqián 1500块钱
Hi, I called you yesterday to book two plane tickets to Beijing. Here is the money, 1500rmb.
不对两张去北京的票是3000块钱1500块一张票
bù 不duì 对liǎng 两zhāng 张qù 去Běijīng 北京de 的piào 票shì 是sānqiān kuàiqián 3000块钱yīqiān wǔbǎi kuàiqián 1500块yī 一zhāng 张piào 票
That's not right. The price is 3000rmb for two tickets to Beijing - 1500rmb each.
不可能昨天你在电话里告诉我1500块两张票你说头等舱1500块一张我说我不要头等舱我要经济舱你告诉我1500块两张票
bù kěnéng 不可能zuótiān 昨天nǐ 你zài 在diànhuà 电话lǐ 里gàosu 告诉wǒ 我yīqiān wǔbǎi kuài 1500块liǎng 两zhāng 张piào 票nǐ 你shuō 说tóuděngcāng 头等舱yīqiān wǔbǎi kuài 1500块yī 一zhāng 张wǒ 我shuō 说wǒ 我bùyào 不要tóuděngcāng 头等舱wǒ 我yào 要jīngjìcāng 经济舱nǐ 你gàosu 告诉wǒ 我yīqiān wǔbǎi kuài 1500块liǎng 两zhāng 张piào 票
No way! Yesterday you told me on the phone that the tickets are 1500rmb for two tickets. You said first class tickets were 1500rmb each and I said that I didn't want first class tickets. I want economy class and you told me the cost was 1500rmb for two.
你搞错了我没有说过座位快订满了如果你想要座位最好现在就付钱
nǐ 你gǎocuò le 搞错了wǒ 我méiyǒu 没有shuō guo 说过zuòwèi 座位kuài 快dìng mǎn le 订满了rúguǒ 如果nǐ 你xiǎng yào 想要zuòwèi 座位zuìhǎo 最好xiànzài 现在jiù 就fùqián 付钱
You are making a mistake. I didn't say that. The seats are almost fully booked, so if you want to get the seats, you'd better pay now.
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