Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin
language has 4 spoken tones. We have attempted
to re-create those below where after each
syllable we tell you (1), (2), (3), or (4)
as they correspond to each of the 4 tones.
We encourage you to complement your Xianzai.com
Emergency Chinese newsletter with a good offline
study program.
NEW
WORDS:
Buying Airline Tickets mai (3) ji (1)
piao (4)
1) Domestic: guo(2) nei(4)
2) Economy class: jing(1) ji(4) cang(1)
3) International: guo(2) ji(4)
4) I want to buy: wo(3) xiang(3) mai(3)
5) Ticket: piao(4)
LESSON:
- I want to buy a ticket.
wo(3) xiang(3) mai(3) zhang(1) piao(4).
- What kind of ticket?
shen(3) me yang(4) de piao(4)?
- An economy class ticket.
yi(1) zhang(1) jing(1) ji(4) hang(1) de
piao(4).
- Where can I pick up my ticket?
wo(3) zai(4) na(3) ke(2) yi(3) na(2) dao(4)
piao(4)?
The Taxi Connection: (As we
use most of our minimal Chinese with Taxi
drivers, each lesson will show how to use
some of the new words in the Taxi environment.)
Example:
- Driver: Domestic or international terminal?
si(1) ji(1): guo(2) nei(4) hai(2) shi(4)
guo(2) ji(4) jin(4) gang(3)?
- You: Domestic, please.
ni(3): guo(2) nei(4).
*Hint: To practice these new Chinese
words, call one of the many airlines advertised
on the useful Xianzai Newsletter.
