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ID: 1420 Elementary
You're in China and you want some tea. Where do you go? A tea house, of course. But what happens if you can't find one? Perhaps you'll have to settle for another kind of caffeinated beverage...
Wed May 19 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
请问 qǐngwèn may I ask
附近 fùjìn nearby
茶馆 cháguǎn teahouse
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry, excuse me
请问，附近有茶馆吗？
qǐngwèn ，fùjìn yǒu cháguǎn ma ？
Excuse me, is there a tea house nearby?
不好意思，我不知道。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ bù zhīdào 。
Sorry, I don't know.
你好，附近有茶馆吗？
nǐhǎo ，fùjìn yǒu cháguǎn ma ？
Hello, is there a tea house nearby?
附近没有茶馆，但是有咖啡厅。
fùjìn méiyǒu cháguǎn ，dànshì yǒu kāfēitīng 。
There aren't any tea houses around here, but there are coffee shops.
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