Intermediate - Left My Cell Phone in a Taxi (C2260)

A: 咦,我的手机呢?
yí, wǒ de shǒujī ne?
Hey, where's my cell phone?
B: 是不是没带出来?
shì bu shì méi dài chūlái?
Did you not bring it?
A: 不会的,我走的时候检查过的。手机、钥匙,钱包都带了。
bùhuì de, wǒ zǒu de shíhou jiǎnchá guo de. shǒujī、 yàoshi, qiánbāo dōu dài le.
No way. When I left, I checked. Cell phone, keys, wallet - I brought them all.
B: 哦,是不是在地铁上被人偷了?
ò, shì bu shì zài dìtiě shàng bèi rén tōu le?
Oh, was it stolen by someone on the subway?
A: 我今天没坐地铁。完了,肯定是落在出租车上了。
wǒ jīntiān méi zuò dìtiě. wán le, kěndìng shì là zài chūzūchē shàng le.
I didn't ride the subway today. It's over. I definitely left it in the cab.
B: 你要发票了吗?
nǐ yào fāpiào le ma?
Did you ask for a receipt?
A: 没要。
méi yào.
I didn't.
B: 别急别急,你打一下自己的电话,看有没有人接。
bié jí bié jí, nǐ dǎ yīxià zìjǐ de diànhuà, kàn yǒuméiyǒu rén jiē.
Don't worry. Don't worry. Give yourself a call and see if anyone picks up.
A: 好,我用你的手机打一下。
hǎo, wǒ yòng nǐ de shǒujī dǎ yīxià.
Okay. I'll use your cell phone to call.
C: 喂。
wéi.
Hello.
A: 师傅,我的手机落在你车上了,白色的iPhone,粉色的手机套。
shīfu, wǒ de shǒujī là zài nǐ chē shàng le, báisè de iPhone, fěnsè de shǒujī tào.
Driver, my phone fell out in your cab. It's a white iPhone with a pink case.
C: 哦,这个手机是你的呀?那我怎么还给你?
ò, zhè gè shǒujī shì nǐ de ya? nà wǒ zěnme huán gěi nǐ?
Oh, is this cell phone yours? Then how do I get it back to you?
A: 你现在在哪里?
nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ?
Where are you now?
C: 在徐家汇这里。
zài Xújiāhuì zhèlǐ.
I'm here in Xujiahui.
A: 太好了,那你开到我们公司,我按计价器付费。
tài hǎo le, nà nǐ kāidào wǒmen gōngsī, wǒ àn jìjiàqì fùfèi.
That's great. Then drive to our office. I'll pay you whatever is on the meter.
C: 行。什么地址?
xíng. shénme dìzhǐ?
Okay. What's the address?

Key Vocabulary

的时候 de shíhou when
检查 jiǎnchá to check, inspect
钥匙 yàoshi key
钱包 qiánbāo wallet
bèi by
tōu to steal
完了 wán le to be finished
肯定 kěndìng certainly, definitely
to leave behind
发票 fāpiào receipt
yào to want
jiē to receive
手机套 shǒujītào phone case
huán to return
徐家汇 Xújiāhuì Xujiahui, an area in Shanghai
àn according to
计价器 jìjiàqì meter
付费 fùfèi to pay a fee
地址 dìzhǐ address

Supplementary Vocabulary

糟了 zāole dammit
司机 sījī driver
讲故事 jiǎng gùshi to tell a story
感谢 gǎnxiè to thank
单身 dānshēn single

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