Thank you for coming
Thank you for inviting me.
Thank you again.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for everything.
I’m happy I could help.
Thank you for the gift.
[Wéi！wǒ shì James]
Hello, This is James speaking.
[Wéi！wǒ zhǎo James]
Hello, I’d like to speak to James.
[Wǒ zhèngzài děngdiànhuà]
I am waiting for a call.
[Yǒu diànhuàbùma？]
Do you have a phone book?
[Duìbuqǐ，wǒ dǎcuò diànhuà le]
I am sorry. I think I have the wrong number.
[Qǐng gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn]
Please send me a text message.
[Zhè shì wǒ de shǒujī hàomǎ]
This is my cell phone number.
It’s time to pay a bill.
Check, please.
[Qǐng gěi wǒ zhàngdān]
Here you are.
[Gěi nín]
How much is it?
[Yígòng duōshao qián？]
Five hundred dollars.
[Wǔbǎi kuài]
Do you take credit cards?
[Néng yòng xìnyòngkǎfùqián ma？]
Can I have the bill, please?
[Wǒ yào mǎi dān]
Can we pay separately?
[Qǐng fēnkāisuàn]
Let’s split it.
[Yí gè rén fù yíbànba]
The numbers~~
您的电话号码是多少？
Nín de diànhuà hàomǎshì duōshao？
Can I have your telephone number?
123-4567-890。
Yāo èr sān sì wǔ liù qī bā jiǔ ling
It’s one two three, four five six seven, eight nine zero.
这里一共5个人。
Zhèli yígòng wǔ gè rén
We’ve got five people here.
这个给我两个。
Zhège gěi wǒ liǎng gè
I’ll have two of these, please.
中国的人口超过13亿。
Zhōngguó de rénkǒuchāoguò shísānyì
The population in China is over one point three billion.
* The more information: https://ranne9217.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/how-to-make-a-reservation-in-chinese-restaurant/
[Nín yào diǎn càima？]
I would like to order now.
[Hǎo，diǎn cài]
I would like to order now.
[Nín lái diǎn shénme？]
What will you be having?
[Lái_______]
_______, please.
[Wǒmen yào diǎn cài]
We’d like to order, please.
[Děng yíhuìrzài diǎn cài]
Give us a little more time.
[Nǐmen zhèr zuì shòu huānyíng deshì shénme？]
What do you recommend here?
[Qǐng gěi wǒ dǎ bāo]
To go, please.
Q.Would you like beef or fish?
您要牛肉还是鱼？
Nín yào niúròuháishi yú？
A.Beef, pleases.
我要牛肉。
[Wǒ yào niúròu]
Q. What would you like to drink?
您来点什么饮料？
[Nín lái diǎn shénme yǐnliào？]
Q. What do you have?
都有什么？
[Dōu yǒu shénme？]
A. We have juice, soda and water.
有果汁=juice，碳酸饮料=soda 和水=water。
Yǒu guǒzhī，tànsuān yǐnliàohé shuǐ
A. Juice, please.
请给我一杯果汁。
[Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi gǔozhī ]
Q. Can I have one more arrival card?
请再给我一张入境卡。
[Qǐng zài gěi wǒ yì zhāng rùjìngkǎ]
*Bonus expression: When will meals be served?
飞机餐什么时候提供？
[Fēijīcānshénme shíhou tígōng？]
Are you ready? Let’s go to China !!
Thank you reading~!^^
Let’s learn Chinese weather expression today!
(Wàimiàn tiānqìzěnmeyàng？)
What’s the weather like today?
(Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo)
It’s nice weather out there today.
(Jīntiān qìwēn duōshao dù？)
What temperature is it today?
(Jīntiān yīntiān)
It’s cloudy.
(Fēngguā de hěn lìhai)
It’s windy.
(Tèbié rè)
It’s really hot.
(Wàimiàn yǒudiǎn liáng)
It’s a little chilly outside.
(Xià zhe émáodàxuěne)
Heavy snow is falling.
Yesterday was Chinese New Year’s day!
Happy New Year !
New year’s greeting in Chinese :新年快乐 [xīnniánkuàilè]
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4713 begins on Feb. 19, 2015.
Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal’s year would have some of that animal’s personality. Those born in sheep years are often artistic, charming, sensitive, and sweet. It is known as the most creative sign in the Chinese zodiac. Jane Austen, Boris Becker, Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson, Michelangelo, Mark Twain, Rudolph Valentino, Barbara Walters, Bruce Willis, and Orville Wright were born in the year of the sheep.
At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children “lucky money” in red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck. The fireworks that shower the festivities are rooted in a similar ancient custom. Long ago, people in China lit bamboo stalks, believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits.
In China, the New Year is a time of family reunion. Family members gather at each other’s homes for visits and shared meals, most significantly a feast on New Year’s Eve. In the United States, however, many early Chinese immigrants arrived without their families, and found a sense of community through neighborhood associations instead. Today, many Chinese-American neighborhood associations host banquets and other New Year events.
The lantern festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Some of the lanterns may be works of art, painted with birds, animals, flowers, zodiac signs, and scenes from legend and history. People hang glowing lanterns in temples, and carry lanterns to an evening parade under the light of the full moon.
In many areas the highlight of the lantern festival is the dragon dance. The dragon—which might stretch a hundred feet long—is typically made of silk, paper, and bamboo. Traditionally the dragon is held aloft by young men who dance as they guide the colorful beast through the streets. In the United States, where the New Year is celebrated with a shortened schedule, the dragon dance always takes place on a weekend. In addition, many Chinese-American communities have added American parade elements such as marching bands and floats.
Read more: Chinese New Year: 2015 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html#ixzz3SLTYXCQL
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| Hello! Nice to meet you. 您好，见到您很高兴。 Nín hǎo，jiàndào nín hěn gāoxìng |
| How are you doing? 过得怎么样？ Guò de zěnmeyàng？ -About Chinese alphabet video from Youtube: -About Chinese accent video from Youtube: |
Ran's enjoyable language class! 