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Your Receipt

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ID: 0128 Newbie
If you’ve spent any time in China, or plan to, you’ll notice a strange piece of paper being asked for at the end of meals/cab rides/etc. What is it? We’d better let Jenny explain; and if you’re lucky, she’ll include a lil’ cultural insight as well. In this podcast, learn how to ask for that precious receipt, in Mandarin Chinese. ChinesePod…the taste of fantastic.
Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
一共 yígòng all together
是 shì to be
给 gěi to give
发票 fāpiào receipt
你买的东西一共是85元
nǐ 你mǎi 买de 的dōngxi 东西yígòng 一共shì 是bāshíwǔ yuán 85元
The total comes to 85Rmb.
给你请给我开发票
gěi 给nǐ 你qǐng 请gěi 给wǒ 我kāi fāpiào 开发票
Here you are. Please give me a receipt.
好的开好了这是你的发票
hǎo de 好的kāihǎo le 开好了zhè 这shì 是nǐ de 你的fāpiào 发票
Okay. Here is your receipt.
谢谢
xièxie 谢谢
Thanks.
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