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dàyeuncle, [respectful form of address for elderly men]
zhe[indicates a continuous state]
自动取款机zìdòng qǔkuǎn jīATM
自动zìdòngautomatic
jiāoto teach, to show
插入chārùto insert
银行卡yínháng kǎbank card
输入shūrùto input, to enter
密码mìmǎpassword
ànto press
确认quèrènto confirm
cháto check
查询cháxúnto inquire
取钱qǔqiánto get money
继续jìxùto continue
to get, to pick up
小伙子xiǎohuǒziyoung man
取款qǔkuǎnto withdraw money

Supplementary Vocabulary

按钮ànniǔto press a button
菜单càidānmenu
余额yú'éremaining balance
转账zhuǎnzhàngto transfer money
存款cúnkuǎnto deposit money

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