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A Trip to the Dry Cleaner's

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ID: 0310 Intermediate
Not that your ayi is a bad ayi, but her opinion that towels can be thrown in with your suit is one that will not change. We highly suggest being able to make a trip to the dry cleaner’s yourself, lest you be strangely comfy in an Italian-cum-cotton look. In this podcast, learn to discuss the mundane yet oh-so-important aspects of a trip to the dry cleaner’s, using Mandarin Chinese.
Sat Oct 28 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
干洗 gānxǐ to dry-clean
大小 dàxiǎo size
料子 liàozi material
固定 gùdìng fixed
您好，请问有什么可以帮您的吗？
nínhǎo ，qǐng wèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma ？
Hello, what can I help you with?
你好，我想干洗几件衣服。请问干洗一件要多少钱？
nǐhǎo ，wǒ xiǎng gānxǐ jǐ jiàn yīfu 。qǐng wèn gānxǐ yījiàn yào duōshǎo qián ？
Hello, I would like some clothes to dry clean. Can you tell me how much it costs to dry clean one item?
由于衣服的大小和料子都不一样，干洗价格也不是固定的。您能先把衣服给我看一下吗？
yóuyú yīfu de dàxiǎo hé liàozi dōu bùyīyàng ，gānxǐ jiàgé yě bù shì gùdìng de 。nín néng xiān bǎ yīfu gěi wǒ kàn yīxià ma ？
Because the size of the clothes and the fabric are all different, the dry cleaning price is also not fixed. Can you let me have a look at the clothing first?
没问题。我这儿有一件大衣，一套西装，和一床羊毛毯。
méi wèntí 。wǒ zhèr5 yǒu yījiàn dàyī ，yītào xīzhuāng ，hé yī chuáng yángmáo tǎn 。
No problem. I have a coat, a suit, and a woolen blanket here.
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