Lesson 157 Hotel 第一百五十七课 酒店 (1)

Cam: It’s a brand new week on Chinese Studio. Welcome to the show everyone. I’m Cam with my wonderful laoshi, Yajie.YJ: Thank you Cam, last week we talked about vacations, and usually you need to book a hotel first. Cam: Yes, I remember we learned the Chinese for hotel is-- fan dian. YJ: Right, this week we are going to learn how to book a hotel room in Chinese, and what to say when doing so.Cam: Sounds useful. Let’s begin!*******************Key Words of the Day “Can I help you?”我能帮您吗?“I’d like to book a room.”我想定一个房间“For how many days?请问您住几天?” I’ll stay for four days.住四天 All in today’s Chinese Studio.*******************Yajie: So Cam, let’s say you call a hotel in Sanya on Hainan island and want to book a room. Do you know what the hotel clerk will say?Cam: I know in English it’s Can I help you.YJ: In Chinese it’s ok for you to say wo3 neng2 bang1 nin2 ma?我能帮您吗?Cam: wo3 neng2 bang1 nin2 ma?YJ:我 wo3 means I,Cam: wo3,YJ:能 neng2 means could,Cam: neng2,YJ:帮 bang1 means to help,Cam: bang1,YJ:您 nin2, is the polite form of ni3, which means you,Cam: nin2,YJ:吗 ma, usually put at the end of a question,Cam: ma, YJ:我能帮您吗？wo3 neng2 bang1 nin2 ma?Cam: wo3 neng2 bang1 nin2 ma? Can I help you? YJ: but usually the hotel clerk will say “ni2 hao3” for short. Cam: which simply means hello, I see.Conversation 1:A:你好,B:你好,我想定一个单人间。A:请稍等,让我帮您查一下。B:谢谢Cam: Okay, so then I will tell them I’d like to book a room YJ: Right… you would say…. Wo3 xiang3 ding4 yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1.我想定一个房间Cam: Wo3 xiang3 ding4 yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1.YJ:我想 wo3 xiang3, I’d like to do something, Cam: wo3 xiang3,YJ:订 ding4 means to book,Cam: ding4, YJ:一个房间 yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1 means one room,Cam: yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1YJ:一个 yi2 ge4 means one, Cam: yi2 ge4,YJ:房间 fang2 jian1 means room,Cam: fang2 jian1,YJ:我想订一个房间 Wo3 xiang3 ding4 yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1.Cam: Wo3 xiang3 ding4 yi2 ge4 fang2 jian1. I’d like to book a room.Conversation 2:A:你好,B:你好,我想定一个房间A:您需要什么样的房间?B:我要一个单人间。YJ: Then they may ask how many days you want to stay. In Chinese it’s 请问您住几天? Cam: qing3 wen4 nin2 zhu4 ji3 tian1?YJ:请问 qing3 wen4 means may I ask,Cam: qing3 wen4,YJ:您 nin2 means you,Cam: nin2, the polite form of ni3,YJ:住 zhu4 means to stay in hotel,Cam: zhu4,YJ:几天 ji3 tian1. how many days,Cam: ji3 tian1,YJ:天 tian1 means days,Cam: tian1 How do I say I need to stay for four days?YJ: You will say….住四天.Cam: zhu4 si4 tian1. I know 住 zhu4 means to stay in a hotel,YJ: right,四天 si4 tian1 means four days,Cam: si4 tian1, as four in Chinese is si4, YJ: then what if you’ll stay for three days,Cam: I’ll say “住三天 zhu4 san1 tian1” as san1 means three in English,YJ: very good. Zhu4 san1 tian1, I’ll stay for three days.Conversation 3: A:请问您住几天?B:住四天*******************Key Words Reminder “Can I help you?”我能帮您吗?“I’d like to book a room.”我想定一个房间“For how many days?请问您住几天?” I’ll stay for four days.住四天 All in today’s Chinese Studio.*******************Cam: We’ve reached the end already. Time for our question of the day.YJ: How do you say “I’ll stay for four days” in Chinese?Cam: See ya tomorrow! Yajie: Ming tian jian.