Chinese Basic 1
At the Hotel

Mr Wang telephones the Great Wall Hotel to book a room.

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接待人员:您好! 长城饭店。
Jiēdài rényuán:Nín hǎo! Chángchéng Fàndiàn.
Receptionist:Hello! Great Wall Hotel
顾客:你好! 我想订一个房间。
Gùkè:Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ xiǎng dìng yī ge fángjiān.
Guest:Hello, I would like to book a room.
接待人员:请问您哪天到?要住几天?
Jiēdài rényuán:Qǐngwèn nín nǎ tiān dào? Yào zhù jǐ tiān?
Receptionist:May I ask what day you are arriving? How many days would you like to stay?
顾客:我16号到, 19号离开。一共3天。
Gùkè:Wǒ 16 hào dào, 19 hào líkāi. Yīgòng 3 tiān.
Guest:I am arriving on the 16th and I will be leaving on the 19th. So altogether 3 days.
接待人员:您想订单人间还是双人间?
Jiēdài rényuán:Nín xiǎng dìng dānrén jiān háishi shuāngrén jiān?
Receptionist:Would you like to book a single room or a double room?
顾客:房间怎么收费?
Gùkè:Fángjiān zěnme shōufèi?
Guest:What do you charge for the rooms.
接待人员:单人间每天400元, 双人间每天600元。
Jiēdài rényuán:Dānrén jiān měi tiān 400 yuán, shuāngrén jiān měi tiān 600 yuán.
Receptionist:Single rooms are 400 Yuan per day, double rooms are 600 Yuan per day.
顾客:包括早餐吗?
Gùkè:Bāokuò zǎofàn ma?
Guest:Is breakfast included?
接待人员:包, 还包无线网。
Jiēdài rényuán:Bāo, hái bāo wúxiàn wǎng.
Receptionist:It is included, Wifi access is also included.
顾客:我订一个单人间吧。
Gùkè:Wǒ dìng yī ge dānrén jiān ba.
Guest:I will book a single room then.
接待人员:好的。请问您贵姓?
Jiēdài rényuán:Hǎo de. Qǐngwèn nín guì xìng?
Receptionist:Ok. May I ask your name?
顾客:我姓王。
Gùkè:Wǒ xìng Wáng.
Guest:My name is Wang.
接待人员:王先生, 房间给您订好了。
Jiēdài rényuán:Wáng xiānsheng, fángjiān gěi nín dìng hǎo le.
Receptionist:Mr Wang, the room is reserved for you.
顾客:谢谢你。再见。
Gùkè:Xièxie nǐ. Zàijiàn.
Guest:Thank you. Goodbye.
接待人员:再见。
Jiēdài rényuán:Zàijiàn.
Receptionist:Goodbye.

Look at the vocabulary below. To practice your understanding you can hide either the Chinese, the Pinyin or the English. Click on the icons to see the hidden word again.

   
hp长城ChángchéngGreat Wall
hp饭店fàndiànhotel, restaurant
hpdìngto book
hp房间fángjiānroom
hpdàoto arrive
hpzhùto stay
hphàoday (in date)
hp离开 líkāito leave
hp一共yīgòngaltogether
hp怎么zěnmehow
hp收费 shōufèito charge
hp每天měitiānevery day, daily
hp包括 bāokuòto include
hpbāoto include
hp无线网wúxiàn wǎngwireless network (Wifi)
hpba[particle marking a request or suggestion]
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:

接待人员: 您好! 长城饭店。 ⬇ ✔
顾客: 你好! 我想订一个房间。 ⬇⬇ ✔
接待人员: 请问您哪天到?要住几天?⬇⬇✔
顾客: 我16号到, 19号离开。一共3天。⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 您想订单人间还是双人间?⬇⬇✔
顾客: 房间怎么收费?⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 单人间每天400元, 双人间每天600元。⬇⬇✔
顾客: 包括早餐吗?⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 包, 还包无线网。⬇⬇✔
顾客: 我订一个单人间吧。⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 好的。请问您贵姓?⬇⬇✔
顾客: 我姓王。⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 王先生, 房间给您订好了。⬇⬇✔
顾客: 谢谢你。再见。⬇⬇✔
接待人员: 再见。⬇✔

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