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吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:师傅shī fu您好nín hǎo,地面dì miàn停车场tíng chē chǎng还hái有yǒu空kòng位wèi吗ma?

保安bǎo ān:现在xiàn zài没méi空kòng位wèi了le。

你们nǐ men去qù地下dì xià停车场tíng chē chǎng吧ba!

铃美Líng měi:请问qǐng wèn地下dì xià停车场tíng chē chǎng怎么zěn me走zǒu?

保安bǎo ān:你nǐ从cóng这zhè条tiáo路lù一直yī zhí往wǎng前qián,然后rán hòu往wǎng左zuǒ开kāi,就jiù能néng看到kàn dào入口rù kǒu。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:好的hǎo de,谢谢xiè xie您nín!

保安bǎo ān:不客气bù kè qi。

铃美Líng měi:入口rù kǒu在zài这zhè,小心xiǎo xīn点diǎn。

机器jī qì:您好nín hǎo!

请qǐng扫sǎo码mǎ,本běn停车场tíng chē chǎng每měi小时xiǎo shí2.5元yuán。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:比bǐ地面dì miàn的de贵guì一点儿yī diǎn r。

铃美Líng měi:怎么zěn me没méi人rén?

到时候dào shí hòu我们wǒ men怎么zěn me付fù钱qián?

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:走zǒu的de时候shí hou在zài出口chū kǒu扫sǎo码mǎ就jiù行xíng了le。

好hǎo了le,我们wǒ men坐zuò电梯diàn tī上shàng去qù吧ba。

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Vocabulary 68 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
吴小咪 Wú Xiǎo mīa name
师傅 shī fumaster / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men
您好 nín hǎohello (polite)
地面 dì miànfloor / ground / surface
停车场 tíng chē chǎngparking lot / car park
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
有 yǒuto have; there is
空 kòngvacant / unoccupied
位 wèiposition / location / place / seat
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
保安 bǎo ānpublic security / security guard
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
去 qùto go, to go to
地下 dì xiàunderground
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
铃美 Líng měiSuzumi (a name)
请问 qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
你 nǐyou
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
这 zhèthis; these
条 tiáoclassifier for long thin things
路 lùroad / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
往 wǎngto / towards / (of a train) bound for
前 qiánfront / forward / ahead
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
左 zuǒleft / the Left (politics) / east
开 kāi(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
就 jiùin that case; then
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
看到 kàn dàoto see
入口 rù kǒuentrance
好的 hǎo deokay; all right; got it
谢谢 xiè xiethanks / thank you
您 nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
不客气 bù kè qiyou're welcome / don't mention it
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful / to take care
点 diǎna small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
机器 jī qìmachine
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
扫 sǎoto sweep / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
码 mǎ(archaic) agate / (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale / number / (computing) code / (clothing) size / yard (unit of length) / (coll.) kilometers per hour / (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points
本 běn(bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
每 měieach / every
小时 xiǎo shíhour
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
贵 guìexpensive
一点儿 yī diǎn rerhua
人 rénperson; people
到时候 dào shí hòuwhen the moment comes / at that time
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
付 fùto pay / to hand over to
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
出口 chū kǒuan exit
行 xíngcapable; competent / all right; OK!; will do
好 hǎoall right!
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
电梯 diàn tīelevator / escalator
上 shàng(directional complement) up