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Tea Refill

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ID: 1604 Elementary
Are you one of those people that doesn't like to waste money on beverages in restaurants and instead just asks for water? Yeah, so are we. So in China, we naturally ask for tea. In this lesson, learn how to make sure that drink you're getting is free.
Wed Feb 09 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
服务员 fúwùyuán server
茶水 cháshuǐ tea water
要 yào to require
钱 qián money
服务员，茶水要钱吗？
fúwùyuán ，cháshuǐ yào qián ma ？
Waitress, does tea water cost anything?
是免费的。
shì miǎnfèi de 。
It's free.
那帮我倒一杯茶。
nà bāng wǒ dào yī bēi chá 。
Then I'll have a glass of tea.
好的，请稍等。
hǎo de ，qǐng shāoděng 。
OK. Please wait a moment.
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