Intermediate - Reserving a Taxi Cab by Telephone (C1529)

A: 您好,欢迎进入强生62580000调度系统。请稍等!
nínhǎo, huānyíng jìnrù Qiángshēng liù èr wǔ bā líng líng líng líng diàodù xìtǒng. qǐng shāoděng!
Hello, thank you for calling the Qiang Sheng 62580000 dispatch system. Please wait a moment!
B: 喂,你好!
wéi, nǐhǎo!
Hello? Hello!
C: 你好,我要叫一辆车。
nǐhǎo, wǒ yào jiào yī liàng chē.
Hello, I'd like to arrange for a taxi.
B: 是现在要吗?
shì xiànzài yào ma?
Do you need it right now?
C: 对。
duì.
That's right.
B: 请问您贵姓?
qǐngwèn nín guì xìng?
May I ask what your surname is?
C: 姓于。
xìng Yú.
Yu.
B: 于小姐,请问您的联系电话是多少?
Yú xiǎojie, qǐngwèn nín de liánxì diànhuà shì duōshao?
Miss Yu, may I ask what your contact number is?
C: 51786700。
wǔ yāo qī bā liù qī líng líng.
51786700.
B: 有分机号吗?
yǒu fēnjī hào ma?
Is there an extension number?
C: 没有。
méiyǒu.
No.
B: 请问上车地址是哪里?
qǐngwèn shàngchē dìzhǐ shì nǎli?
May I ask where it is you'll be needing the taxi?
C: 万航渡路2452号大门口。
Wànhángdù lù èr sì wǔ èr hào dàménkǒu.
At the main entrance of 2452 Wanhangdu Road.
B: 好的。请问您要去哪里?
hǎo de. qǐngwèn nín yào qù nǎli?
OK. May I ask where you'll be going?
C: 泰康路。
Tàikāng lù.
Taikang Road.
B: 我们现在帮您调度,五分钟内给您回复。
wǒmen xiànzài bāng nín diàodù, wǔ fēnzhōng nèi gěi nín huífù.
We'll arrange one for you now and get back to you within 5 minutes.
C: 谢谢!
xièxie!
Thanks!

Key Vocabulary

欢迎 huānyíng welcome
进入 jìnrù to enter
强生 Qiángshēng Qiang Sheng (company name)
调度 diàodù to dispatch
系统 xìtǒng system
稍等 shāoděng to wait a moment
叫车 jiàochē to call a taxi
liàng [measure word for vehicles]
贵姓 guì xìng surname
联系 liánxì to contact
分机 fēnjī telephone extension
地址 dìzhǐ address
万航渡路 Wànhángdù lù Wanhangdu Road
大门口 dàménkǒu main gate
nèi within
回复 huífù to reply

Supplementary Vocabulary

语音系统 yǔyīn xìtǒng phonetic system
联系方式 liánxì fāngshì means of contact
路口 lùkǒu intersection
大众 Dàzhòng Da Zhong (company name)

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