Intermediate - Receiving a Package for a Friend (C2047)

A: 小皮,你在家吗?
Xiǎo Pí, nǐ zài jiā ma?
Xiao Pi, are you at home?
B: 在。怎么了?
zài. zěnmele?
Yes. What's up?
A: 我有一个快递今天会送到,我有事回不去,想麻烦你帮我收一下。
wǒ yǒu yī ge kuàidì jīntiān huì sòngdào, wǒ yǒushì huíbuqù, xiǎng máfan nǐ bāng wǒ shōu yīxià.
I have a delivery arriving today. I have something to do so I can't come back. Can I bother you to help receive it for me?
B: 好的。
hǎo de.
Okay.
A: 先看看外包装好不好,如果破了就不要签收。
xiān kàn kan wàibāozhuāng hǎo bu hǎo, rúguǒ pò le jiù bù yào qiānshōu.
First take a look and see if the packaging is okay or not. If it's broken, then don't sign for it.
B: 好,我知道了。
hǎo, wǒ zhīdao le.
Okay. I got it.
A: 如果外包装是好的,就打开看看。
rúguǒ wàibāozhuāng shì hǎo de, jiù dǎkāi kàn kan.
If the packaging is okay, then open it and have a look.
B: 我打开你的快递?这样不太好吧?
wǒ dǎkāi nǐ de kuàidì? zhèyàng bùtài hǎo ba?
You want me to open your package? That doesn't seem right.
A: 没事。我买了个台灯,你打开,装上电池,看看亮不亮。
méishì. wǒ mǎi le ge táidēng, nǐ dǎkāi, zhuāng shàng diànchí, kàn kan liàng bu liàng.
Don't worry about it. I bought a desk lamp. Open it, put in the batteries and see if the light turns on.
B: 哦。好吧。
ò. hǎoba.
Oh. Okay.
A: 我买的是蓝色的,如果颜色不对,也不要签收。
wǒ mǎi de shì lánsè de, rúguǒ yánsè bù duì, yě bù yào qiānshōu.
The one I bought is blue. If the color is wrong, then don't sign for it.
B: 哦,要不你让物业帮你收吧,我待会儿也要出去。
ò, yàobu nǐ ràng wùyè bāng nǐ shōu ba, wǒ dāihuǐr yě yào chūqù.
How about you get the building to receive it for you? I'm going to hang here a bit then go out as well.
A: 好吧,那我给物业打个电话。
hǎoba, nà wǒ gěi wùyè dǎ ge diànhuà.
Okay, then I'll give them a call.

Key Vocabulary

快递 kuàidì delivery
送到 sòngdào to arrive
回不去 huíbuqù to not be able to return
麻烦 máfan to trouble
收 shōu to accept
外包装 wàibāozhuāng packaging
如果 rúguǒ if
签收 qiānshōu to accept
破了 pò le to be broken
打开 dǎkāi to open
台灯 táidēng light
装 zhuāng to install
电池 diànchí battery
亮 liàng to make light
颜色 yánsè color
要不 yàobu how about
让 ràng to let
物业 wùyè building management
待会儿 dāihuǐr for a while

Supplementary Vocabulary

包裹 bāoguǒ package
淘宝 Táobǎo Taobao (a Chinese online shopping site)
包装 bāozhuāng packaging
包 bāo box, bag
签名 qiānmíng to sign
肯定 kěndìng definitely, certainly
桌子 zhuōzi table
建议 jiànyì to suggest
基本上 jīběn shàng basically

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