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ID: 1607 Elementary
There's a big difference between buying movie tickets in China and buying movie tickets in many other countries: China uses assigned seating. So make sure you know how to get the seats you want. Learn how to do it in Chinese in this lesson.
Mon Feb 14 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
买 mǎi to buy
两 liǎng two
张 zhāng [measure word for tickets]
七点 qī diǎn 7 o'clock
买两张七点的票。
mǎi liǎng zhāng qī diǎn de piào 。
I'd like to buy two tickets for 7 o'clock.
只有第一排的座位，要吗？
zhǐ yǒu dì yī pái de zuòwèi ，yào ma ？
There are only seats in the front row. Do you want them?
坐第一排不舒服。
zuò dì yī pái bù shūfu 。
Sitting in the front row is uncomfortable.
那你买七点半的吧。
nà nǐ mǎi qī diǎn bàn de ba 。
Then how about 7 thirty?
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