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Paying the Bill

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ID: 33 Newbie
  You’ve had the Beijing Duck not to mention an ill-advised attempt at eating “chao mian” with chopsticks, and now it’s time to pay. Who gets the bill? The bigger man, that’s who. Save face by expensing it out. In this podcast you will learn how to request the bill in a Chinese restaurant, as well as how to fight over the bill in Mandarin Chinese. We’ll even throw in a bonus “Ai yo”!!! (most versatile word in the Mandarin language).
Thu Oct 27 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
服务员 fúwùyuán waiter
买单 mǎidān to get the bill
来 lái to come
付 fù to pay
服务员，买单。
fúwùyuán ， mǎidān 。
Waiter, the bill.
我来付，好吗？
wǒ lái fù ， hǎo ma ？
Let me get this, OK?
不行。给我面子，我来付钱。
bùxíng 。 gěi wǒ miànzi ， wǒ lái fùqián 。
No way. Give me face. I’ll pay.
不可以。下次你付。
bù kěyǐ 。 xiàcì nǐ fù 。
That’s not OK. You pay next time.
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