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It is always impossible to learn a language without knowing the culture and customs. Today we talk about another famous Russian filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky

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Culture Vultures. Советское кино: имена и фильмы II (B1+ B2)

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Restaurant reservation】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 喂，您好。这里是广州饭店。
wéi ， nín hǎo 。 zhè lǐ shì guǎng zhōu fàn diàn 。
Hello. This is the Guangzhou Hotel.
B: 你好，我想预订一张桌子。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yì zhāng zhuō zi 。
Hello, I'd like to reserve a table.
A: 请问您贵姓？
qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ？
May I have your surname?
B: 免贵姓郑。
miǎn guì xìng zhèng 。
You may call me Zheng.
A: 请问您几位？需要什么时候用餐？
qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？ xū yào shén me shí hòu yòng cān ？
How many are you please? When do you want to have the meal?
B: 我们6个人。晚上7点左右到。
wǒ men liù gè rén 。 wǎn shàng qī diǎn zuǒ yòu dào 。
There are six of us. We'll be there around 7pm.
A: 您要坐大厅还是包间？
nín yào zuò dà tīng hái shì bāo jiān ？
Would you like to sit in the lobby or a private room?
B: 包间有低消吗？
bāo jiān yǒu dī xiāo ma ？
Is there a minimum spending for the private room?
A: 包间低消是500元。
bāo jiān dī xiāo shì wǔ bǎi yuán 。
It's 500 yuan for a private room.
B: 那就包间吧，安静点儿。
nà jiù bāo jiān ba ， ān jìng diǎn ér 。
A private room, then. It's quieter.
A: 好的，郑小姐。麻烦您留个电话。
hǎo de ， zhèng xiǎo jiě 。 má fán nín liú gè diàn huà 。
Okay, Ms. Zheng. Please leave your phone number.
B: 186-7432-1295
yī bā liù qī sì sān èr yī èr jiǔ wǔ
186-7432-1295
A: 好的。房间帮您订好了。您到时候到前台报一下号码就可以。
hǎo de 。 fáng jiān bāng nín dìng hǎo le 。 nín dào shí hòu dào qián tái bào yī xià hào mǎ jiù kě yǐ 。
Ok. I've booked the room for you. Just tell your number at the front desk then.
B: 好的，谢谢。
hǎo de ， xiè xiè 。
Okay, thank you.
A: 不客气。再见。
bù kè qì 。 zài jiàn 。
You're welcome. See you.
B: 再见。
zài jiàn 。
See you.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

饭店订座 Restaurant reservation （Beginner）

这集播客讲了几个在英文里很难翻译或者无法翻译的中文词。你还知道哪些中文里独有的词呢？