{"id":13212,"date":"2017-04-13T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13212"},"modified":"2017-04-12T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:24:20","slug":"how-to-buy-a-plane-ticket-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/how-to-buy-a-plane-ticket-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy a Plane Ticket in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

We just learned some useful Chinese vocabulary for air travel<\/a>, so the next step is to actually buy a ticket. Sure, you can just buy a ticket online, but it’s still quite common in China to buy your travel tickets from an actual office. To help you out, let’s learn how to buy a plane ticket in Chinese.<\/p>\n

Buying a Plane Ticket Conversation<\/h2>\n
\"How<\/a>

Flying over Qingdao.<\/p><\/div>\n

Read the conversation in Chinese\/pinyin first. You can reference the air travel vocabulary post or a dictionary if there are some words you don’t know. When you are ready, go ahead and check out the English translation.<\/p>\n

\n

\u4f60\u597d\u8bf7\u95ee\uff0c\u4f60\u4eec\u5356\u98de\u673a\u7968\u5417\uff1f
\nn\u01d0 h\u01ceo q\u01d0ng w\u00e8n, n\u01d0 men m\u00e0i f\u0113i j\u012b pi\u00e0o ma<\/p>\n

\u5356\u7684. \u4f60\u8981\u53bb\u54ea\u91cc\uff1f
\nm\u00e0i de. n\u01d0 y\u00e0o q\u00f9 n\u01ce l\u01d0<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u4e70\u4e00\u5f20\u5230\u4e0a\u6d77\u7684\u7968.
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o m\u01cei y\u012b zh\u0101ng d\u00e0o sh\u00e0ng h\u01cei de pi\u00e0o<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u8981\u5355\u7a0b\u8fd8\u662f\u6765\u56de\u7968\uff1f
\nn\u01d0 y\u00e0o d\u0101n ch\u00e9ng h\u00e1i sh\u00ec l\u00e1i hu\u00ed pi\u00e0o<\/p>\n

\u6765\u56de\u7684.
\nl\u00e1i hu\u00ed de<\/p>\n

\u597d\u7684\uff0c\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u8d70\uff1f
\nh\u01ceo de, sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ed hou z\u01d2u<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u4e0b\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\u4e94\u8d70.
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o xi\u00e0 g\u00e8 x\u012bng q\u00ed w\u01d4 z\u01d2u<\/p>\n

\u6211\u770b\uff0c\u4e0b\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\u4e94\u662f\u4e8c\u5341\u53f7. \u4f60\u8981\u65e9\u4e0a\u8fd8\u662f\u4e0b\u5348\u7684\u822a\u73ed\uff1f
\nw\u01d2 k\u00e0n, xi\u00e0 g\u00e8 x\u012bng q\u00ed w\u01d4 sh\u00ec \u00e8r sh\u00ed h\u00e0o. n\u01d0 y\u00e0o z\u01ceo sh\u00e0ng h\u00e1i sh\u00ec xi\u00e0 w\u01d4 de h\u00e1ng b\u0101n<\/p>\n

\u65e9\u4e0a\u7684\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u51fa\u53d1\uff1f
\nz\u01ceo sh\u00e0ng de sh\u00ec sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ed hou ch\u016b f\u0101<\/p>\n

\u65e9\u4e0a\u516b\u70b9\u534a.
\nz\u01ceo sh\u00e0ng b\u0101 di\u01cen b\u00e0n<\/p>\n

\u597d\uff0c\u90a3\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u822a\u7a7a\uff1f
\nh\u01ceo, n\u00e0 sh\u00ec sh\u00e9n me h\u00e1ng k\u014dng<\/p>\n

\u662f\u4e2d\u56fd\u822a\u7a7a. \u4f60\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u8981\u56de\u6765\uff1f
\nsh\u00ec zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 h\u00e1ng k\u014dng. n\u01d0 sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ed hou y\u00e0o hu\u00ed l\u00e1i<\/p>\n

\u4e8c\u5341\u4e94\u53f7\u56de\u6765.
\n\u00e8r sh\u00ed w\u01d4 h\u00e0o hu\u00ed l\u00e1i<\/p>\n

\u597d\u7684. \u4e8c\u5341\u4e94\u53f7\u4ece\u4e0a\u6d77\u5230\u5317\u4eac\u6709\u65e9\u4e0a\u4e03\u70b9\uff0c\u8fd8\u6709\u4e0b\u5348\u4e09\u70b9\u534a.
\nh\u01ceo de. \u00c8r sh\u00ed w\u01d4 h\u00e0o c\u00f3ng sh\u00e0ng h\u01cei d\u00e0o b\u011bi j\u012bng y\u01d2u z\u01ceo sh\u00e0ng q\u012b di\u01cen, h\u00e1i y\u01d2u xi\u00e0 w\u01d4 s\u0101n di\u01cen b\u00e0n<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u4e0b\u5348\u7684\u822a\u73ed\u56de\u6765.
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o xi\u00e0 w\u01d4 de h\u00e1ng b\u0101n hu\u00ed l\u00e1i<\/p>\n

\u8bf7\u95ee\uff0c\u4f60\u8981\u4e70\u4ec0\u4e48\u8231\uff1f
\nq\u01d0ng w\u00e8n, n\u01d0 y\u00e0o m\u01cei sh\u00e9n me c\u0101ng<\/p>\n

\u516c\u52a1\u8231\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f
\ng\u014dng w\u00f9 c\u0101ng du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n<\/p>\n

\u6211\u770b\uff0c\u516c\u52a1\u8231\u4e00\u5171\u4e94\u5343\u4e94\u767e.
\nw\u01d2 k\u00e0n, g\u014dng w\u00f9 c\u0101ng y\u012b g\u00f2ng w\u01d4 qi\u0101n w\u01d4 b\u01cei<\/p>\n

\u6709\u70b9\u8d35\uff0c\u6211\u4e70\u7ecf\u6d4e\u8231\u5427.
\ny\u01d2u di\u01cen gu\u00ec, w\u01d2 m\u01cei j\u012bng j\u00ec c\u0101ng ba<\/p>\n

\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\uff0c\u7ecf\u6d4e\u8231\u4e00\u5171\u4e09\u5343\u5757. \u4f60\u8981\u4ed8\u73b0\u91d1\u8fd8\u662f\u5237\u5361\uff1f
\nm\u00e9i w\u00e8n t\u00ed, j\u012bng j\u00ec c\u0101ng y\u012b g\u00f2ng s\u0101n qi\u0101n ku\u00e0i. n\u01d0 y\u00e0o f\u00f9 xi\u00e0n j\u012bn h\u00e1i sh\u00ec shu\u0101 k\u01ce<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u5237\u5361.
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o shu\u0101 k\u01ce<\/p>\n

\u597d\u7684\uff0c\u8bf7\u7ed9\u6211\u4f60\u7684\u62a4\u7167.
\nh\u01ceo de, q\u01d0ng g\u011bi w\u01d2 n\u01d0 de h\u00f9 zh\u00e0o<\/p>\n

\u7ed9\u4f60\u4e86.
\ng\u011bi n\u01d0 le<\/p>\n

\u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b… \u8bf7\u7b7e\u4f60\u7684\u540d\u5b57.
\nq\u01d0ng sh\u0101o d\u011bng y\u012b xi\u00e0… q\u01d0ng qi\u0101n n\u01d0 de m\u00edng z\u00ec<\/p>\n

\u53ef\u4ee5\u7ed9\u6211\u53d1\u7968\u5417\uff1f
\nk\u011b y\u01d0 g\u011bi w\u01d2 f\u0101 pi\u00e0o ma<\/p>\n

\u53ef\u4ee5\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7684\u53d1\u7968
\nk\u011b y\u01d0, zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec n\u01d0 de f\u01ce pi\u00e0o<\/p>\n

\u8c22\u8c22\u4f60
\nxi\u00e8 xi\u00e8 n\u01d0<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u7528\u4e86\uff0c\u795d\u4f60\u65c5\u6e38\u6109\u5feb\uff01
\nb\u00f9 y\u00f2ng le, zh\u00f9 n\u01d0 l\u01da y\u00f3u y\u00fa ku\u00e0i<\/p>\n

Read the English<\/a><\/h4>\n
<\/p>\n

Hello excuse me, do you sell plane tickets?<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes we do. Where do you want to go?<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to buy a ticket to Shanghai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you want a one-way or round-trip ticket?<\/span><\/p>\n

A round-trip.<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, when do you want to leave?<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to leave next Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me see, next Friday is the 20th. Do you want a morning or afternoon flight?<\/span><\/p>\n

What time does the morning flight depart?<\/span><\/p>\n

7:30 in the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, what airline is that?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Air China. When do you want to return?<\/span><\/p>\n

(I want to) return on the 25th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alright. On the 25th from Shanghai to Beijing we have 7AM and also 3:30PM.<\/span><\/p>\n

I want an afternoon flight back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Excuse me, what class do you want to buy?<\/span><\/p>\n

How much is business class?<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me see, business class is 5,500 total.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a little expensive. I\u2019ll buy economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

No problem. Economy is 3,000 total. Do you want to pay cash or with a credit card?<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to use a card,<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, please give me your passport. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here you are.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please wait\u00a0a minute. Please sign your name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you give me an invoice?<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, here\u2019s your invoice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re welcome, wish you a pleasant trip!<\/span>
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Video<\/h2>\n

Peggy Laoshi has an awesome video about buying plane tickets where she elbow drops a dude who tries to run off with her suitcase. Check it out and get some more practice!<\/p>\n