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M: Peng2you3men. Ni3men hao3! Huan1ying2 shou1ting1 Xian4zai4 Xue2 Han4yu3. Wo3 shi4 ML.
S: Wo3 shi4 Stuart. And back to discussing huo3che1piao4 – train tickets, huo3che1piao4.
M: Stuart, do you want to buy hard seat or hard sleeper? 你想买硬座还是硬卧? ni3 xiang3 mai3 ying4zuo4 hai2shi4 ying4wo4?
S: I still haven't decided 我还没有决定。Wo3 hai2 mei2you3 jue2ding4. Apart from hard seat and hard sleeper, what other tickets are there? 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票? Chu2le ying4zuo4 he2 ying4wo4, hai2 you3 shen2me piao4?
M: There's soft seat, and also soft sleeper 有软座，还有软卧 you3 ruan3 zuo4, hai2 you3 ruan3 wo4.
S: I've decided. You go hard seat and I'll go soft sleeper 我决定了。你坐硬座，我坐软卧 wo3 jue2ding4 le. Ni3 zuo4 ying4zuo4, wo3 zuo4 ruan3wo4.
M: What!
M: Stuart should travel in the baggage car. But, let's look at the new material. Listen out for the ‘or' 还是 HAI SHI, hai2 shi4 – when I ask, Do you want to buy hard seat or hard sleeper. 你想买硬座还是硬卧. Say it with me, ni3 xiang3 mai3 ying4zuo4 hai2shi4 ying4 wo4?
S: 我还没有决定。
M: 决定 JUE DING，jue2ding4, second tone fourth tone, ‘to decide' jue2ding4. Try to say, He hasn't yet decided. Hen3 hao3. 他还没有决定。Ta1 hai2 mei2you3 jue2ding4.
S: And I asked, 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票?
M: chu2 le ying4 zuo4 he2 ying4 wo4, hai2 you3 shen2me piao4? 除了 CHU LE chu2 le, a very useful expression meaning ‘apart from', ‘except', chu2le. So try to say, Apart from
Stuart, they are all very cute.
S: You all know this is bu2 dui4, wrong, but did you say…
M: 除了Stuart，他们都很可爱 chu2 le Stuart, ta1men dou1 hen3 ke3ai4.
S: Now say, Except for ML, they are all very clever. Hen3 hao3. 除了曼丽, 他们都很聪明 chu2 le Man4li4, ta1men dou1 hen3 cong1ming.
M: I'll ignore that! One more. Say, Apart from him, they are all very well. Fei1chang2 hao3. 除了他，他们都很好 chu2le ta1, ta1men dou1 hen3hao3.
M: Back to train tickets. 有软座，还有软卧. 软 RUAN ruan3 is ‘soft' ruan2, so, you2 ruan3 zuo4, hai2 you3 ruan3 wo4.
S: And we'll finish with our conversation.
M: 你想买硬座还是硬卧 ni3 xiang3 mai3 ying4 zuo4 hai2shi4 ying4 wo4?
S: 我还没有决定 wo3 hai2 mei2you3 jue2ding4. 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票 chu2 le ying4 zuo4 he2 ying4 wo4, hai2 you3 shen2me piao4?
M: 有软座，还有软卧 you3 ruan3 zuo4, hai2 you3 ruan3 wo4.
S: 我决定了。你坐硬座，我坐软卧 wo3 jue2ding4 le. Ni3 zuo4 ying4zuo4, wo3 zuo4 ruan3wo4.
M: Revenge later. Bye everyone.