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ID: 1155 Elementary
Travelers sometimes have to decide whether to take the plunge and share a bed. In today's podcast, you'll learn enough Mandarin Chinese to deal with this tricky situation. Sharing a bed worked for Ishmael and Queequeg-- will it work for you?
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
先生 xiānsheng Mr. or Sir
现在 xiànzài now
zhǐ only
jiān room
你好,要一个标准间。
nǐhǎo ,yào yī ge biāozhǔn jiān 。
Hello, I'd like a standard room.
对不起,先生,标准间没有了。
duìbuqǐ ,xiānsheng ,biāozhǔn jiān méiyǒu le 。
Sorry, sir. We don't have any standard rooms left.
啊?没有了?
ǎ ?méiyǒu le ?
Huh? You don't have any left?
我们现在只有一间大床房。
wǒmen xiànzài zhǐ yǒu yī jiān dàchuángfáng 。
We only have a room with a big single bed.
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