Booking/hiring

A couple is hiring a boat.

Ticket clerk:
Nǐ hǎo. 你好。
Hello.

Customer:
Wǒ xiǎng zū yī tiáo chuán. 我想租一条船。
I'd like to hire a boat.

Ticket clerk:
Zū duō cháng shíjiān? 租多长时间？
How long for?

Customer:
Yī gè xiǎoshí duō shǎo qián? 一个小时多少钱？
How much is it per hour?

Ticket clerk:
èrshí kuài qián. Zhè biān qǐng 二十块钱。这边请。
Twenty kuai. This way, please.

Customer:
Xièxie. 谢谢。
Thank you.

Ticket clerk:
Bù kèqì. 不客气。
You're welcome.


People are talking about their favourite sporting and leisure pursuits.

Woman 1:
Wǒ xǐhuān lánqiú, zúqiú hé tiánjìng. 我喜欢篮球、足球和田径。
I like basketball, football and athletics.

Man 1:
Wǒ xǐhuān zúqiú, yóuyǒng, pīngpāng qiú. 我喜欢足球、游泳、乒乓球。
I like football, swimming and table-tennis.

Woman 2:
Wǒ xǐhuān dǎ pīngpāng qiú, xǐhuān yóuyǒng, xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú.
我喜欢打乒乓球，喜欢游泳，喜欢到篮球。
I like playing football, I like swimming, I like playing basketball.

Man 2:
wǒ xǐhuān túbùzǒu. Wǒ rè'ài dà zìrán. 我喜欢徒步走。我热爱大自然。
I like hiking. I love nature.

A couple is booking a room in a hotel.

Receptionist:
Nǐmen hǎo. 你们好！
Hello.

Guest:
Nǐ hǎo. Jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu fángjiān ma? 你好。今天晚上有房间吗？
Hello. Do you have any rooms tonight?

Receptionist:
Yǒu.有。
Yes, we do.

Guest:
Duō shǎo qián yī tiān? 多少钱一天？
How much is it per night?

Receptionist:
Wǔ bǎi yuán.五百元。
Five hundred yuan.

Guest:
Hǎo ba. Wǒmen yào yī jiān. 好吧。我们要一间。
Fine. We'll take one room.

People are talking about their favourite sporting and leisure pursuits.

Man 1:
Wǒ xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú, pīngpāng qiú, yóuyǒng. 我喜欢打篮球、乒乓球、游泳。
I like playing basketball, ping pong and swimming.

Woman 1:
Wǒ xǐhuān yóuyǒng, wánr pīngpāng qiú. 我喜欢游泳，玩儿乒乓球。
I like swimming and playing ping pong.

Man 2:
Wǒ xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú, zúqiú, tiàoshéng. 我喜欢打篮球、足球、跳绳。
I like playing basketball, football and skipping.

Woman 2:
Wǒ xǐhuān páiqiú, yǔmáoqiú, háiyǒu yóuyǒng. 我喜欢排球、羽毛球，还有游泳。
I like volley-ball, badminton and swimming.

Some tourists are hiring bicycles.

Tourist:
Nǐ hǎo. 你好。
Hello.

Ticket clerk:
Nǐ hǎo. 你好。
Hello.

Tourist:
Yī xiǎoshí duō shǎo qián? 一小时多少钱？
How much is it per hour?

Ticket clerk:
Yī xiǎo shí èrshí kuài qián. 一小时二十块钱。
Twenty kuai per hour.

Tourist:
Wǒmen zū yī liàng. Liǎng gè xiǎo shí. 我们租一辆。两个小时。
We'll hire one bike. For two hours.

Ticket clerk:
Sìshí kuài qián. Yājīn sì bǎi. 四十块钱。
Forty kuai. The deposit is four hundred.

A tourist is enquiring about the boat departure.

Tourist:
Chuán jǐ diǎn kāi? 船几点开？
What time does the boat leave?

Ticket clerk:
Jiǔ diǎn shí fēn. 九点十分。
At ten past nine.