Chinese 101: Asking for Wi-Fi password in a cafe
Grammar: Spoken language “来着”;
Language Tips: Interesting ways of saying numbers; All things matters to password
Story of the Day: Make a bad choice because of a bad judgement
买椟还珠 mǎi dú huán zhū
Dialogue:
A:先生,您的美式咖啡!
xiānsheng,nín de měi shì kā fēi!
Sir, your Americano!
B:谢谢!这里可以无线上网吗?
xièxie!zhèlǐ kěyǐ wúxiàn shàngwǎng ma?
Thanks! Is there wireless internet here?
A:可以。WIFI名是店名拼音,密码3582加4个6。
Kě yǐ . Wi-fi míng shì diàn míng pīn yīn. Mì mǎ sān wǔ bā èr jiā sì gè liù。
Yes. The account name is Pinyin of our cafe, the password is 3582 plus four six.
B:抱歉,密码是多少来着?
Bào qiàn ,mì mǎ shì duō shǎo lái zhe ?
Excuse me, what's the password again?
A:35826666。
sān sān wǔ bā èr liù liù liù liù。
35826666.
B:可以上了。谢谢!
kěyǐ shàng le,xièxie!
I can get online. Thanks!
A:不客气!
bú kè qì!
You’re welcome!
Words & expressions:
【美式】měi shì:American Style
【咖啡】kā fēi: Coffee
【无线】wú xiàn:wireless
【上网】shàng wǎng: surf the Internet
【店名】diàn míng:shop name; name of the store
【拼音】pīn yīn: phonetic transcription;spelling
【密码】mì mǎ:password
【抱歉】bào qiàn:sorry; excuse me
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Lu Chang
Producer: Lu Chang
