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Checking into a Hotel (Part 1)

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Checking into a Hotel (Part 1)

晚上wǎn shang八bā点diǎn,王Wáng小姐xiǎo jie到dào了le酒店jiǔ diàn。

At eight in the evening, Ms. Wang arrived at the hotel.

她tā对duì前台qián tái说shuō:“你好nǐ hǎo,我wǒ订dìng了le房间fáng jiān。”

She said to the front desk, "Hello, I have a reservation."

“好的hǎo de,请qǐng给gěi我wǒ看kàn一下yī xià您的nín de护照hù zhào。”

"Of course — may I see your passport?"

王Wáng小姐xiǎo jie把bǎ护照hù zhào递给dì gěi她tā。

Ms. Wang handed over her passport.

“您的nín de房间fáng jiān是shì八bā楼lóu的de806,这zhè是shì房卡fáng kǎ。”

"Your room is 806 on the eighth floor — here's your room card."

“早餐zǎo cān在zài二èr楼lóu,七点qī diǎn开始kāi shǐ。”

"Breakfast is on the second floor, starting at seven."

王Wáng小姐xiǎo jie问wèn:“几点jǐ diǎn退房tuì fáng?”

Ms. Wang asked, "What time is checkout?"

“中午zhōng wǔ十二shí èr点diǎn以前yǐ qián。”

"Before twelve noon."

“好的hǎo de,谢谢xiè xie!”

"Got it, thank you!"

她tā拿ná着zhe行李xíng li,坐电梯zuò diàn tī上了shàng le八bā楼lóu。

She took her luggage and rode the elevator up to the eighth floor.

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Vocabulary 47 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
晚上 wǎn shangevening
八 bāeight
点 diǎno'clock; point; dot
王 Wángking; monarch
小姐 xiǎo jiemiss
到 dàoto arrive; to reach
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
酒店 jiǔ diànhotel; restaurant; pub
她 tāshe
对 duìright; correct
前台 qián táifront desk; reception (or stage, in some contexts)
说 shuōto speak; to say
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
我 wǒI; me
订 dìngto order; to book; to subscribe
房间 fáng jiānroom
好的 hǎo deokay, good
请 qǐngplease; to invite
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
一下 yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone
您的 nín deyour (polite)
护照 hù zhàopassport
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
递给 dì gěito hand (something) to someone
是 shìto be; correct
楼 lóubuilding; floor
的 depossessive particle
这 zhèthis
房卡 fáng kǎroom card (in a hotel)
早餐 zǎo cānbreakfast
在 zàito be (located); at; in
二 èrtwo
七点 qī diǎnseven o’clock
开始 kāi shǐto begin; to start
问 wènto ask
几点 jǐ diǎnwhat time?; when?
退房 tuì fángto check out of a hotel room
中午 zhōng wǔnoon; midday
十二 shí èrtwelve; 12
以前 yǐ qiánbefore; formerly
谢谢 xiè xiethank you
拿 náto take; to hold
着 zhe(aspect particle) indicating ongoing action
行李 xíng liluggage
坐电梯 zuò diàn tīto take an elevator
上了 shàng legot on