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Bank Hours

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ID: 0801 Elementary
You've camped out for U2 tickets, queued for boxing day sales... but the bank? Waiting outside the bank before it opens is a national pastime and community social event in China. So take your number (ah, so this is why they line up at the screech of dawn), take a seat and hunker down for your lesson in patience. While you wait, listen to this podcast on bank hours in Chinese and secure your teller time.
Sun Feb 24 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
师傅 shīfu sir
银行 yínháng bank
开门 kāimén to open a door
关门 guānmén to close a door
师傅，银行几点开门啊？
shīfu ，yínháng jǐdiǎn kāimén a ？
Sir, what time does the bank open?
九点。
jiǔ diǎn 。
Nine o'clock.
几点关门呢？
jǐdiǎn guānmén ne ？
What time does it close?
六点。
liù diǎn 。
Six o'clock.
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