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
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(1) piao(4)?
- An
economy class ticket.
yi(1) zhang(1) jing(1) ji(4) cang(1) de(1)
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) jing(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.
