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Getting the Correct Change
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ID: 1494 Intermediate
In China there's a whole special language reserved for counting out change (and no, Shanghai poddies, we're not talking about Shanghainese!). This is the language where the Chinese word for "to search for" suddenly becomes "to give back money." Learn all the essential Mandarin in this lesson to make sure you get the right change back.
Wed Sep 08 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
一共 | yīgòng | altogether | |
找 | zhǎo | to give change | |
错 | cuò | incorrectly | |
算 | suàn | to calculate |
小姐,一共183块6。
xiǎojie ,yīgòng yībǎi bāshí sān kuài liù 。
Miss, your total is 183 kuai and 6 mao.
给你200。
gěi nǐ liǎngbǎi 。
Here's 200.
找您7块4。
zhǎo nín qī kuài sì 。
Here's 7 kuai and 4 mao in change.
哎,找错了吧?
āi ,zhǎo cuò le ba ?
Um, I think you gave me the wrong change.
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