Intermediate - Ordering Songs at Karaoke (C1199)

A 天天想你,天天问自己,到什么时候才能告诉你......
tiāntiān xiǎng nǐ, tiāntiān wèn zìjǐ, dào shénme shíhou cáinéng gàosu nǐ......
"I think about you every day. I'm always asking myself when I'll finally be able to tell you..."
B 哇,唱得真好!
wā, chàng de zhēn hǎo!
Oh, you sang it really well!
C 掌声鼓励!
zhǎngshēng gǔlì!
Let's have a round of applause!
A 谢谢谢谢!
xièxie xièxie!
Thank you, thank you!
B 哎,我的歌来了。快把麦克风给我!
āi, wǒ de gē lái le. kuài bǎ màikèfēng gěi wǒ!
Oh, my song's on. Quick, give me the mike!
A 给!
gěi!
Here you go!
B 我们再加一个小时吧。
wǒmen zài jiā yī ge xiǎoshí ba.
Let's do another hour!
A 不要,现在太贵了。
bù yào, xiànzài tài guì le.
I don't want to. It's too expensive now.
C 我也觉得太贵了。
wǒ yě juéde tài guì le.
I think it's too expensive, too.
B 好吧,那买单吧。
hǎo ba, nà mǎidān mǎidān ba.
Well, OK. Let's get the bill, then.
D 你好,买单是吗?
nǐhǎo, mǎidān shì ma?
Hello. Do you want the bill?
B 对。
duì.
Yes.
D 请稍等。
qǐng shāoděng.
Please wait a moment.
B 现在赶快再点两首。
xiànzài gǎnkuài zài diǎn liǎng shǒu.
Quick-- hurry up and order two more songs!
C 我要唱《大海》,帮我点一下。
wǒ yào chàng 《 Dàhǎi 》 , bāng wǒ diǎn yīxià.
I want to sing "Ocean." Help me order it.
B 哎呀,别点那么悲伤的,点首high一点的。
āiyā, bié diǎn nàme bēishāng de, diǎn shǒu high yīdiǎn de.
Oh man, don't order something so sad. Order something fun!
C 那就点《朋友》吧,大家来合唱!
nà jiù diǎn 《 Péngyou 》 ba, dàjiā lái héchàng!
Then get "Friends!" Everybody, sing it together!

Key Vocabulary

天天 tiāntiān every day
掌声 zhǎngshēng applause
鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
麦克风 màikèfēng microphone
jiā to add
觉得 juéde to think, to feel
买单 mǎidān to ask for the bill
稍等 shāoděng wait a moment
赶快 gǎnkuài hurry up
diǎn to order
悲伤 bēishāng sad
合唱 héchàng to sing together
shǒu measure word for songs or poems

Supplementary Vocabulary

伤心 shāngxīn to feel sad or hurt
按摩 ànmó massage
场地 chǎngdì site
等不及 děngbují can't wait
鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to applaud
张雨生 Zhāng Yǔshēng Zhang Yusheng, a singer
臧天朔 Zāng Tiānshuò Zang Tianshuo, a singer