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Buying a Drink

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ID: 0188 Intermediate
With a 16-hour flight on what can only be described as an “Eastern seating design” in the cabin – and oh, by the way, those cabbies at the airport are the loudest in the mainland – you might need an adult beverage. In this podcast, you’ll learn all about ordering a nice stiff drink in Mandarin Chinese. But watch out for those ice cubes, as you will see…
Tue Jul 25 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
服务员 fúwùyuán waiter
需要 xūyào need
哪些 nǎxiē which
生啤 shēngpí draft beer
服务员！
fúwùyuán ！
Waiter!
先生，您需要什么？
xiānsheng ，nín xūyào shénme ？
What do you need, sir?
你们有哪些生啤？
nǐmen yǒu nǎxiē shēngpí ？
What kind of draft beer do you have?
有青岛和嘉士伯。
yǒu Qīngdǎo hé Jiāshìbó 。
We’ve got Tsingdao and Carlsberg.
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