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Tickets Today, Tickets Tomorrow

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ID: 1760 Newbie
Hopefully you've bought plane tickets before and you're aware that the price can vary a bit according to when you buy. With this lesson, you can also be prepared to deal with this reality in Mandarin Chinese!
Thu Sep 15 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
我 wǒ I
要 yào to want
去 qù to go
厦门 Xiàmén Xiamen
我要去厦门。机票多少钱？
wǒ yào qù Xiàmén 。jīpiào duōshǎo qián ？
I want to go to Xiamen. How much is a plane ticket?
今天去九百。
jīntiān qù jiǔ bǎi 。
900 to go today.
明天呢？
míngtiān ne ？
How about tomorrow?
明天六百。
míngtiān liù bǎi 。
600 tomorrow.
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