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Signing for Someone Else's Package

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ID: 2588 Elementary
This is a really useful lesson that will provide you with the vocabulary to be able to communicate with a courier when you need to sign for a package, whether for yourself or for someone else, after a shopping spree on Singles' Day or at the office.
Jenny,Elliott
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
请假 qǐngjià ask for leave
快递 kuàidì express delivery; courier service
帮 bāng to help; to do something in the place of someone
签收 qiānshōu to sign to receive something
你好请问徐明在吗
nǐhǎo 你好qǐngwèn 请问xúmíng 徐明zài 在ma 吗
Hello, is Xu Ming there?
稍等一下他不在今天请假了这是他的快递
shāoděngyīxià 稍等一下tā 他bù 不zài 在jīntiān 今天qǐngjià 请假le 了zhè 这shì 是tā 他de 的kuàidì 快递
Please wait a minute. He's not here, he's off work today. Is this a package for him?
嗯你帮他签收一下吧
ng4 嗯nǐ 你bāng 帮tā 他qiānshōu 签收yīxià 一下ba 吧
Yes, can you sign for him?
我可以代收但要检查一下包装
wǒ 我kěyǐ 可以dàishōu 代收dàn 但yào 要jiǎnchá 检查yīxià 一下bāozhuāng 包装
I can take it for him, but I need to inspect the package.
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