Intermediate - Help at the ATM (C1474)

A: 大爷,您好了吗?后面这么多人等着呢!
dàye, nín hǎo le ma? hòumian zhème duō rén děng zhe ne!
Sir, are you finished yet? There are a lot of people waiting behind you.
B: 我不会用自动取款机,你可以教我吗?
wǒ bùhuì yòng zìdòng qǔkuǎn jī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use the ATM. Could you show me how?
A: 哦,好的。先插入银行卡。
ò, hǎo de. xiān chārù yínháng kǎ.
Oh, OK. First, insert your ATM card.
B: 插入银行卡。
chārù yínhángkǎ.
Insert ATM card.
A: 然后在这里输入密码。
ránhòu zài zhèlǐ shūrù mìmǎ.
Then, enter your password here.
B: 输好了。
shū hǎo le.
I'm finished entering it.
A: 好,按“确认”。
hǎo, àn" quèrèn”.
OK. Press, “Confirm."
B: 我想查一下卡里有多少钱。
wǒ xiǎng chá yīxià kǎ lǐ yǒu duōshao qián.
I want to check how much money is on the card.
A: 那按这个,“查询”。
nà àn zhè ge," cháxún”.
Then press this, “Balance Inquiry.”
B: 哦,那我想取钱怎么办呢?
ò, nà wǒ xiǎng qǔqián zěnme bàn ne?
Oh. Then if I want to withdraw some money, what do I do?
A: 那就按“继续”。
nà jiù àn" jìxù”.
Then just press, “Continue."
B: 然后按“取款”,对吧?
ránhòu àn" qǔkuǎn”, duì ba?
After that press, “Withdraw,” right?
A: 没错。您试试。
méicuò. nín shì shi.
That’s right. Give it a try.
B: 取好了。谢谢。你用吧,小伙子。
qǔ hǎo le. xièxie. nǐ yòng ba, xiǎohuǒzi.
I got it, thanks. You go ahead and use it, young man.
A: 哎,大爷,别忘了拿您的卡。
āi, dàye, bié wàng le ná nín de kǎ.
Hey, Sir. Don’t forget to take your card.

Key Vocabulary

大爷 dàye uncle, [respectful form of address for elderly men]
着 zhe [indicates a continuous state]
自动取款机 zìdòng qǔkuǎn jī ATM
自动 zìdòng automatic
教 jiāo to teach, to show
插入 chārù to insert
银行卡 yínháng kǎ bank card
输入 shūrù to input, to enter
密码 mìmǎ password
按 àn to press
确认 quèrèn to confirm
查 chá to check
查询 cháxún to inquire
取钱 qǔqián to get money
继续 jìxù to continue
取 qǔ to get, to pick up
小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi young man
取款 qǔkuǎn to withdraw money

Supplementary Vocabulary

按钮 ànniǔ to press a button
菜单 càidān menu
余额 yú'é remaining balance
转账 zhuǎnzhàng to transfer money
存款 cúnkuǎn to deposit money

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