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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Flight

Call the airline with Lan at your side and cancel your ticket: say what you want, give your name, say which plane is yours, and say you're not going any more.

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Lesson 1 · The Flight

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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Owen is staying in Hangzhou. The first morning, Lan sits beside him with her phone while he calls the airline about his ticket to America.

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打 电话。dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call, word for word hit the telephone
我 打 电话， 你 说。wǒ dǎ diànhuà, nǐ shuōI'll dial, you talk.
可以 帮 您？kěyǐ bāng níncan help you
您好， 有 什么 可以 帮 您？nín hǎo, yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nínHello, how can I help you? Politely.
我 想 问 一下。wǒ xiǎng wèn yíxiàI'd like to ask something.
取消 机票。qǔxiāo jīpiàoto cancel the plane ticket
您好。 我 想 取消 机票。nín hǎo, wǒ xiǎng qǔxiāo jīpiàoHello. I'd like to cancel my plane ticket. Politely.
您 的 名字。nín de míngziyour name
好 的。 请 说 您 的 名字。hǎo de, qǐng shuō nín de míngziAll right. Please say your name. Politely.
机票 多少 钱？jīpiào duōshao qiánHow much is the plane ticket?
今天 晚上。jīntiān wǎnshangthis evening, tonight
今天 晚上 几 点？jīntiān wǎnshang jǐ diǎnWhat time tonight?
欧文。 今天 晚上 的 飞机。ōuwén, jīntiān wǎnshang de fēijīOwen. Tonight's plane.
今天 晚上 去 美国， 对 吗？jīntiān wǎnshang qù měiguó, duì maTonight, to America, right?
不 去 了。bú qù lenot going any more
对。 我 不 去 了。duì, wǒ bú qù leYes. I'm not going any more.
好 的， 取消 了。hǎo de, qǔxiāo leAll right, it's cancelled.