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Getting Water Delivered

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ID: 0750 Elementary
There was once a fair maiden who lived five stories up, no water to drink, not even a cup. How DOES a princess hire a 60 year old man to carry a five gallon jug of water up the stairs? Using this podcast! And you too can quench your thirst for Mandarin with a Chinese lesson about how to get water delivered.
Fri Jan 04 2008 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
要 yào to want
桶 tǒng jug; bucket
地址 dìzhǐ address
对面 duìmiàn across from
喂，你好。我要两桶水。
wéi ，nǐhǎo 。wǒ yào liǎng tǒng shuǐ 。
Hello, I want two jugs of water.
好的。十块钱一桶。你的地址是什么？
hǎo de 。shí kuàiqián yī tǒng 。nǐ de dìzhǐ shì shénme ？
Sure. Each jug costs 10 RMB. What is your address?
在你对面的小区，3号楼402室。
zài nǐ duìmiàn de xiǎoqū ，sān hào lóu sì líng èr shì 。
I'm in the complex across from you. Building 3, Apartment 402.
好的。星期六上午送，可以吗？
hǎo de 。xīngqīliù shàngwǔ sòng ，kěyǐ ma ？
OK. Is it all right if we deliver it on Saturday morning?
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