Intermediate - Help at the ATM (C1474)

A: 大爷,您好了吗?后面这么多人等着呢!
dàye, nín hǎo le ma? hòumian zhème duō rén děng zhe ne!
Sir, are you finished yet? There are a lot of people waiting behind you.
B: 我不会用自动取款机,你可以教我吗?
wǒ bùhuì yòng zìdòng qǔkuǎn jī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use the ATM. Could you show me how?
A: 哦,好的。先插入银行卡。
ò, hǎo de. xiān chārù yínháng kǎ.
Oh, OK. First, insert your ATM card.
B: 插入银行卡。
chārù yínhángkǎ.
Insert ATM card.
A: 然后在这里输入密码。
ránhòu zài zhèlǐ shūrù mìmǎ.
Then, enter your password here.
B: 输好了。
shū hǎo le.
I'm finished entering it.
A: 好,按“确认”。
hǎo, àn" quèrèn”.
OK. Press, “Confirm."
B: 我想查一下卡里有多少钱。
wǒ xiǎng chá yīxià kǎ lǐ yǒu duōshao qián.
I want to check how much money is on the card.
A: 那按这个,“查询”。
nà àn zhè ge," cháxún”.
Then press this, “Balance Inquiry.”
B: 哦,那我想取钱怎么办呢?
ò, nà wǒ xiǎng qǔqián zěnme bàn ne?
Oh. Then if I want to withdraw some money, what do I do?
A: 那就按“继续”。
nà jiù àn" jìxù”.
Then just press, “Continue."
B: 然后按“取款”,对吧?
ránhòu àn" qǔkuǎn”, duì ba?
After that press, “Withdraw,” right?
A: 没错。您试试。
méicuò. nín shì shi.
That’s right. Give it a try.
B: 取好了。谢谢。你用吧,小伙子。
qǔ hǎo le. xièxie. nǐ yòng ba, xiǎohuǒzi.
I got it, thanks. You go ahead and use it, young man.
A: 哎,大爷,别忘了拿您的卡。
āi, dàye, bié wàng le ná nín de kǎ.
Hey, Sir. Don’t forget to take your card.

Key Vocabulary

大爷 dàye uncle, [respectful form of address for elderly men]
zhe [indicates a continuous state]
自动取款机 zìdòng qǔkuǎn jī ATM
自动 zìdòng automatic
jiāo to teach, to show
插入 chārù to insert
银行卡 yínháng kǎ bank card
输入 shūrù to input, to enter
密码 mìmǎ password
àn to press
确认 quèrèn to confirm
chá to check
查询 cháxún to inquire
取钱 qǔqián to get money
继续 jìxù to continue
to get, to pick up
小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi young man
取款 qǔkuǎn to withdraw money

Supplementary Vocabulary

按钮 ànniǔ to press a button
菜单 càidān menu
余额 yú'é remaining balance
转账 zhuǎnzhàng to transfer money
存款 cúnkuǎn to deposit money

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