Intermediate - Plane Ticket Refunds (C1796)

A: 我前几天在你们网站订了一张机票,现在行程变了,我想退票。
wǒ qiánjǐtiān zài nǐmen wǎngzhàn dìng le yī zhāng jīpiào, xiànzài xíngchéng biàn le, wǒ xiǎng tuì piào.
I booked a plane ticket on your website a few days ago. My itinerary has changed so I would like to get a refund.
B: 你是用哪个手机号码订的?
nǐ shì yòng nǎ ge shǒujī hàomǎ dìng de?
What cell phone number did you use to book it?
A: 13918764196。
yāosānjiǔ yāobāqīliù sìyāojiǔliù.
13918764196.
B: 是北京飞上海的航班,对吧?
shì Běijīng fēi Shànghǎi de hángbān, duìba?
It's a flight from Beijing to Shanghai, right?
A: 对。
duì.
Right.
B: 退票要收手续费,是机票价格的百分之二十。
tuìpiào yào shōu shǒuxùfèi, shì jīpiào jiàgé de bǎifēnzhī èrshí.
Refunding a ticket requires a processing fee. It's 20 percent of the ticket price.
A: 哦。
o.
Oh.
B: 那帮您退了?
nà bāng nín tuì le?
Should I refund it for you?
A: 好。大概几天能收到退款?
hǎo. dàgài jǐ tiān néng shōudào tuìkuǎn?
Yes. About how many days will it take to receive my refund?
B: 您是用信用卡支付的吗?
nín shì yòng xìnyòngkǎ zhīfù de ma?
Did you use a credit card to purchase it?
A: 嗯。
ng4.
Yes.
B: 那一般要三到五个工作日。
nà yībān yào sān dào wǔ ge gōngzuòrì.
It normally takes three to five business days.
A: 好,谢谢。
hǎo, xièxie.
OK. Thank you.

Key Vocabulary

前几天 qiánjǐtiān a few days ago
网站 wǎngzhàn website
dìng to book
zhāng [measure word]
行程 xíngchéng itinerary
biàn to change
退票 tuì piào to get a ticket refund
fēi to fly
航班 hángbān airline flight
shōu to accept
手续费 shǒuxùfèi processing fee
价格 jiàgé price
百分之二十 bǎifēnzhī èrshí 20 percent
退 tuì to get a refund
大概 dàgài approximately
收到 shōudào to receive
退款 tuìkuǎn refund
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
支付 zhīfù to pay
一般 yībān normally
工作日 gōngzuòrì business day

Supplementary Vocabulary

手续 shǒuxù process
"是.....的"结构 'shì ... de' jiégòu 'shi...de' pattern
付钱 fùqián to pay money
百分之多少 bǎifēnzhī duōshǎo what percentage
客服 kèfú customer service
意大利 Yìdàlì Italy

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