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Thursday, May 31, 2012

买火车票 (mǎi huǒ chē piào) Buying train ticket with ID in China


wǒ jīn tiān qù mǎi huǒ chē piào le
我 今  天   去 买  火  车  票   了
I went to buy the train ticket today,

wǒ mǎi dào yì zhānɡ wò pū piào ,
我 买  到  一 张    卧 铺 票   ,
I got a sleeper,

220 kuài qián , shì zhè ɡe xīnɡ qī liù wǎn shɑnɡ de piào ,
220 块   钱   , 是  这  个 星   期 六  晚  上    的 票   ,
which costs 220 Yuan(about $37 USD) for this Saturday evening,

yào zuò bá ɡè xiǎo shí huǒ chē
要  坐  八 个 小   时  火  车
It will take 8 hours (to arrive my city) 

ò  yē ~ wǒ huí lǎo jiā lou ~ ~ ~
哦 耶 ~ 我 回  老  家  喽  ~ ~ ~
Oh yeah~I am going back my hometown~~

xiàn zài mǎi huǒ chē piào xū yào yònɡ shēn fèn zhènɡ 。
现   在  买  火  车  票   需 要  用   身   份  证    。
Now we have to show the ticket-seller our ID when we buy the train ticket(in China).



huǒ chē piào
火  车  票 
n. train ticket

wò pū
卧 铺
n. sleeper

shēn fèn zhènɡ
身   份  证   
n. ID(identity card)