Lesson Seven: Changing Money

Lesson Seven: Changing Money

The dialogue in lesson deals with a situation all travelers to China will face sooner or later, changing money. In China the local currency is known as 人 民 币 rén mín bì, which means literally People's Money. Foreign currency is generally exchanged at banks or large hotels.

Conversation: 我 要 去 换 钱

mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	qián dōu huā le, wǒ méi qián le. wǒ yào qù huàn qián. 钱 都 花 了, 我 没 钱 了. 我 要 去 换 钱.	Mary:	Money is running out, I am out of money. I ought to go change some money.
lǐ huá: 李 华:	tīng shuō, fàn diàn li kě yǐ huàn qián. 听 说, 饭 店 里 可 以 换 钱.	Li Hua:	I heard that hotel exchanges money.
mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	wǒ men qù wèn wen ba. 我 们 去 问 问 吧.	Mary:	Let's go and find out.
mǎ lì: 玛丽:	qǐng wèn, zhè er néng bu néng huàn qián? 请 问, 这 儿 能 不 能 换 钱?	Mary:	Hi, is it possible to exchenge money here?
yíng yè yuán: 营 业 员:	néng. nín yào huàn shén me qián? 能. 您 要 换 什 么 钱?	Hotel worker:	Yes. What kind of money do you want to change?
mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	měi yuán. 美 元.	Mary:	U S dollars.
yíng yè yuán: 营 业 员:	huàn duō shao? 换 多 少?	Hotel worker:	How much do you want to change?
mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	bā bǎi měi yuán. yì měi yuán kě yǐ huàn duō shao rén mínbì? 八 百 美 元. 一 美 元 可 以 换 多 少 人 民 币?	Mary:	Eight hundred US dollars. How much is one US dollar in RMB?
yíng yè yuán: 营 业 员:	bā kuài ér máo qī. qǐng nín zài zhè zhāng biǎo gé shàng de zuǒ xià jiǎo de fāng kuài er lǐ xiě yí xià er qián shù. zài páng biān xiě shàng nín de míng zi. 八 块 二 毛 七. 请 您 在 这 张 表 格 上 的 左 下 角 的 方 块 儿 里 写 一 下 钱 数. 在 旁 边 写 一 下 您 的 名 字.	Hotel worker:	Eight twenty seven. Please fill in the amount in the that is on the left corner of this form. And sign your name on the side.
mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	zhè yàng xiě duì bu duì? 这 样 写 对 不 对?	Mary:	Is this correct?
yíng yè yuán: 营 业 员:	duì. gěi nín qián, qǐng shǔ yi shǔ. 对. 给 您 钱, 请 数 一 数.	Hotel worker:	Yes. Here is your money, please count it.
mǎ lì: 玛 丽:	xiè xie! 谢 谢!	Mary:	Thanks!
lǐ huá: 李 华:	shí jiān bù zǎo le. wǒ men kuài zǒu ba! 时 间 不 早 了. 我 们 快 走 吧!	lǐ huá:	It's getting late. Lets go!

New Words
tīng shuō	听 说 vb	it is said, hear
fàn diàn	饭 店 n	hotel
lǐ	里 n	inside
néng	能 vb	can, to be able to
shù	数 n	number
shǔ	数 v	to count
shí jiān	时 间 n	time
kuài	快 adj	quick, rapid
huā	花 v	to spend
měi yuán	美 元 n	US dollar
bǎi	百 mw	hundred
rén mín bì	人 民 币 n	RMB (Chinese monetary unit)
zhè yàng	这 样 adv	this, like this
zhāng	张 mw	measure word used to count paper or paper like thing
biǎo gé	表 格 n	form, table
zuǒ	左 n	left
jiǎo	角 n	corner
kě yǐ	可 以 vb	may, can, may be permitted to

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