EP79 订机票 Book A Flight

EP79 订机票 Book A Flight

• Chinese 101: Basic expressions on booking a flight

• Grammar: Express“from...to...”with“从...到”;Superlative "最"

• Language Tips: China Airline Companies & Book a flight in China

• Story of the Day: Ride the wind and plough the waves 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng 

Dialogue:

A:您好,我想订一张下周一从北京到上海的机票。有折扣吗?

nín hǎo,wǒ xiǎng dìng yī zhāng xià zhōu yīcóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi de jī piào。

yǒu zhé kòu ma?

Hello, I’d like to book a flight from Beijing to Shanghai on next Monday. 

Do you have discount tickets?

B:早上八点的航班折扣最低。

zǎo shàng bā diǎn de háng bān zhé kòu zuì dī 。

The best discount is the flight at 8’o clock in the morning.

A:太早了,有晚一些的吗?

tài zǎo le ,yǒu wǎn yī xiē de ma?

Oh it’s too early! Do you have later choices?

B:中午十二点有一班,打八折。

zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn yǒu yī bān ,dǎ bā zhé。

The flight at 12’o clock is 20 percent discount.

A:好的,就订这班吧。

hǎo de ,jiù dìng zhè bān ba 。

Okay, I’d like to book this one.

B:您想订经济舱、公务舱还是头等舱?

nín xiǎng dìng jīng jì cāng 、gōng wù cāng hái shì tóu děng cāng ?

Do you like to book economy class, business class or first class?

A:经济舱就好,谢谢。

jīng jì cāng jiù hǎo ,xiè xiè 。

Economy class please, thanks.

B:好的,请告诉我您的姓名和证件号码。

hǎo de ,qǐng gào sù wǒ nín de xìng míng hé zhèng jiàn hào mǎ 。

Okay, please tell me your name and ID number.

Words & Expressions:

【订】dìng: book

【机票】jī piào: air ticket: 

【折扣】zhé kòu: discount

【航班】háng bān:flight

【最】zuì: most

【低】dī:low

【打八折】dǎ bā zhé: 20% discount off

【经济舱】jīng jì cāng: economy class

【公务舱】gōng wù cāng: business class

【头等舱】tóu děng cāng: first class

【姓名】xìng míng:name

【证件】zhèng jiàn: ID, certificate

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

Programme Editor: Lu Chang

Producer: Lu Chang