Intermediate - Booking a Plane Ticket (C0533)

A:吉祥旅行社,请问有什么可以帮您的吗?
Lucky Travel Agency, what can I help you with?
Jíxiáng Lǚxíngshè, qǐng wèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma?
B:你好,我想订从上海到温州的往返票。商务舱。
Hello, I want to book a return ticket from Shanghai to Wenzhou. Business class.
Nǐhǎo, wǒ xiǎng dìng cóng Shànghǎi dào Wēnzhōu de wǎngfǎn piào. shāngwùcāng.
A:什么日期?
What dates?
Shénme rìqī?
B:这个月十号去,十三号回来。
Leaving on the 10th of this month, returning on the 13th.
Zhè ge yuè shí hào qù, shí sān hào huílai.
A:您要东航的还是国航的?
Do you want to go on China Eastern or Air China?
Nín yào Dōngháng de háishi Guóháng de?
B:东航的。给我靠走廊的座位。
China Eastern. Give me the aisle seat.
Dōngháng de. gěi wǒ kào zǒuláng de zuòwèi.
A:可以。先生,需要我为您安排行程吗?
Sure. Sir, do you need me to arrange any travel itinerary for you?
Kěyǐ. xiānsheng, xūyào wǒ wèi nín ānpái xíngchéng ma?
B:不用了,我是去参观当地的一个工厂的。
No, I am going there to tour a local factory.
Bùyòng le, wǒ shì qù cānguān dāngdì de yī ge gōngchǎng de.
A:好的。麻烦您把姓名和护照号码发短信给我。
All right. Please send me a text message with your full name and passport number.
Hǎo de. máfan nín bǎ xìngmíng hé hùzhào hàomǎ fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ.
B:好。
OK.
Hǎo.
A:你好,Peter先生。
Hello, Mr. Peter.
Nǐhǎo, Peter xiānsheng.
B:你好,真不好意思,我要改一下日期,可以吗?
Hello, I'm very sorry, I have to change my dates. Is that all right?
Nǐhǎo, zhēn bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ yào gǎi yīxià rìqī, kěyǐ ma?
A:可以。但是,您必须付两百元手续费。
Yes, but you have to pay a service fee of 200RMB.
Kěyǐ. dànshì, nín bìxū fù liǎngbǎi yuán shǒuxùfèi.
B:啊?为什么?
Oh? Why?
á? wèishénme?
A:因为您买的是打折机票。
Because the plane ticket you bought was a discounted ticket.
Yīnwèi nín mǎi de shì dǎzhé jīpiào.
B:好吧。我改到十二号走,十四号回来。
OK. I want to change it to depart on the 12th, and return on the 14th.
Hǎo ba. wǒ gǎidào shí èr hào zǒu, shí sì hào huílai.
A:十二号没有座位了。我帮您申请候补。有位子马上通知您。
There are no seats available on the 12th. I can put you on the waiting list. As soon as a seat comes available I will notify you.
Shí èr hào méiyǒu zuòwèi le. wǒ bāng nín shēnqǐng hòubǔ. yǒu wèizi mǎshàng tōngzhī nín.
B:好的。谢谢!
All right. Thank you.
Hǎo de. xièxie!
A:Peter先生,您的机票已经确认了。
Mr. Peter, your plane ticket is confirmed.
Peter xiānsheng, nín de jīpiào yǐjīng quèrèn le.
B:是吗?太好了!十二号走,十四号回来,没错吧?
It is? That's great! Leaving on the 12th, and coming back on the 14th, is that right?
Shì ma? tài hǎo le! shí èr hào zǒu, shí sì hào huílai, méicuò ba?
A:没错。您要今天出票吗?
That's right. Do you want to issue the ticket today?
Méicuò. nín yào jīntiān chūpiào ma?
B:要。可以把机票送过来吗?
Yes. Can you deliver the ticket to me?
Yào. kěyǐ bǎ jīpiào sòng guòlai ma?
A:可以。您怎么付钱?
Yes, I can. How will you be paying?
Kěyǐ. nín zěnme fùqián?
B:付现金给送票的人。
I will pay cash to the delivery person.
Fù xiànjīn gěi sòng piào de rén.
A:好的。
OK.
Hǎo de.

Key Vocabulary

往返wǎngfǎnroundtrip; return
行程xíngchéngitinerary
参观cānguānto tour
当地dāngdìlocal
gǎito change
申请shēnqǐngto apply
候补hòubǔwaiting list; alternate
确认quèrènto confirm
出票chūpiàoto issue a ticket

Supplementary Vocabulary

经济舱jīngjìcāngeconomy class
头等舱tóuděngcāngfirst class
外地wàidìa location outside of where one currently is
开支票kāi zhīpiàoto write a cheque
网上支付wǎngshàng zhīfùto pay online
汇款huìkuǎnto remit money