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A Ticket to Suzhou

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ID: 0139 Elementary
“In the sky there’s heaven, on the earth there’s Suzhou”. Coming in as the 335th city the Chinese call “Venice of the East”, it would be a shame not to spend a few days here. In this podcast, Jenny and Ken maneuver you through the canals of a Mandarin Chinese lesson on buying a train ticket to Suzhou. Ciao!
Mon May 08 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
火车票 huǒchēpiào train ticket
多少 duōshǎo how much
钱 qián money
单程 dānchéng one-way
请问，去苏州的火车票多少钱？
qǐng wèn ，qù Sūzhōu de huǒchēpiào duōshǎo qián ？
Excuse me. How much is a train ticket to Suzhou?
单程还是往返？
dānchéng háishì wǎngfǎn ？
One way or return?
我要一张往返票。
wǒ yào yī zhāng wǎngfǎn piào 。
I’d like a return ticket.
往返票50元。
wǎngfǎn piào wǔshí yuán 。
A return ticket is 50 RMB.
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