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
被 bèi by
偷 tōu to steal
完了 wán le to be finished
肯定 kěndìng certainly, definitely
落 là to leave behind
发票 fāpiào receipt
要 yào to want
接 jiē to receive
手机套 shǒujītào phone case
还 huán to return
徐家汇 Xújiāhuì Xujiahui, an area in Shanghai
按 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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