Language Tips: Modern payment methods in China
Story of The Day: To repeat an order time and again 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn
Dialogue:
A:服务员,买单!
fú wù yuán ,mǎi dān !
Waiter, check please.
B:您一共消费三百五十元。现金还是刷卡?
Nín yī gòng xiāo fèi sān bǎi wǔ shí yuán 。xiàn jīn hái shì shuā kǎ ?
Your need to pay RMB 350 in total. Would you like to use cash or POS?
A:可以用微信或者支付宝吗?
kě yǐ yòng wēi xìn huò zhě zhī fù bǎo ma ?
May I use Wechat or Alipay?
B:都可以。
dōu kě yǐ。
Either is OK.
Words & expressions:
【服务员】fú wù yuán:waiter; waitress
【买单】mǎi dān:pay the bill
【一共】yī gòng:total; together
【消费】xiāo fèi: consumption; spending
【现金】xiàn jīn: cash
【刷卡】shuā kǎ: POS, credit card
【可以】kě yǐ: may, can, ok
【微信】wēi xìn: wechat
【或者】huò zhě: or
【支付宝】zhī fù bǎo: Alipay
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang