Business trips, interpreting & bargaining

明天我要去上海旅行。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù shànghǎi lǚxíng.

I'm going to travel to Shanghai tomorrow.

明天一个外贸代表团去上海参观，我去给他们当翻译。

Míngtiān yí ge wàimào dàibiǎo tuán qù shànghǎi cānguān, wǒ qù gěi tāmen dāng fānyì.

Tomorrow a foreign trade delegation will visit Shanghai, and I will be their translator.

你坐火车去还是坐飞机去？

Nǐ zuò huǒchē qù háishì zuò fēijī qù?

Are you going by train or by plane?

我坐飞机去。

Wǒ zuò fēijī qù.

I'll go by plane.

那你什么时候回来？

Nà nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?

Then when will you come back?

九月九号我回来。你替我办件事，行吗？

Jiǔ yuè jiǔ hào wǒ huílai. Nǐ tì wǒ bàn jiàn shì, xíng ma?

I'll be back on September 9th. Can you do something for me?

什么事？你快点儿说吧。

Shénme shì? Nǐ kuài diǎnr shuō ba.

What's up? Please speak quickly.

好的，没问题。

Hǎo de, méi wèntí.

OK, no problem.

今天晚上我要去图书馆借一本汉语词典。

Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ yào qù túshū guǎn jiè yì běn hànyǔ cídiǎn.

I'm going to the library to borrow a Chinese dictionary tonight.

昨天晚上我给你发邮件。你收到了吗？

Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ gěi nǐ fā yóujiàn. Nǐ shōu dào le ma?

I sent you an email last night. Have you received it?

明天有一个代表团来越南旅行，所以明天你帮我去给他们当翻译吧。

Míngtiān yǒu yí ge dàibiǎo tuán lái yuènán lǚxíng, suǒyǐ míngtiān nǐ bāng wǒ qù gěi tāmen dāng fānyì ba.

There is a delegation traveling to Vietnam tomorrow, so you can help me be their translator tomorrow.

下午我跟朋友一起去商店买东西。

Xiàwǔ wǒ gēn péngyǒu yì qǐ qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.

In the afternoon I went to the store to buy things with my friends.

明天代表团坐飞机去上海参观博物馆。

Míngtiān dàibiǎo tuán zuò fēijī qù shànghǎi cān guān bówùguǎn.

Tomorrow the delegation will fly to Shanghai to visit the museum.

我给代表团当汉语翻译。

Wǒ gěi dàibiǎo tuán dāng hànyǔ fānyì.

I served as a Chinese translator for the delegation.

我去上海看我的老朋友。

Wǒ qù shànghǎi kàn wǒ de lǎo péngyǒu.

I went to Shanghai to see my old friends.

我们都用汉语跟中国同学聊天儿。

Wǒmen dōu yòng hànyǔ gēn zhōngguó tóngxué liáotiānr.

We all chatted with our Chinese classmates in Chinese.

我现在去办公室找我的老师。

Wǒ xiànzài qù bàngōng shì zhǎo wǒ de lǎoshī.

I now go to the office to find my teacher.

今天晚上你们要去哪儿看电影？

Jīntiān wǎnshang nǐmen yào qù nǎr kàn diànyǐng?

Where are you going to watch a movie tonight?

明天上午越南留学生去参观博物馆。

Míngtiān shàngwǔ yuènán liúxuéshēng qù cānguān bówù guǎn.

The Vietnamese students will visit the museum tomorrow morning.

我可以看看这件羽绒服吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan zhè jiàn yǔróngfú ma?

Can I see this down jacket?

你看一下儿这件怎么样？又好又便宜。

Nǐ kàn yí xiàr zhè jiàn zěnme yàng? yòu hǎo yòu piányi.

How about you take a look at this one? Good and cheap.

我觉得这件有点儿长。你没有短一点儿的吗？

Wǒ juéde zhè jiàn yǒudiǎnr cháng. Nǐ méiyǒu duǎn yì diǎnr de ma?

I think this one is a bit long. Don’t you have something shorter?

你要深颜色的还是要浅颜色的？

Nǐ yào shēn yánsè de háishì yào qiǎn yánsè de?

Do you want a darker color or a lighter color?

我要浅颜色的。

Wǒ yào qiǎn yánsè de.

I want the lighter color.

我可以试试这件羽绒服吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ shìshi zhè jiàn yǔróngfú ma?

Can I try this down jacket?

当然可以啊。

Dāngrán kěyǐ a.

Of course.

我觉得这件羽绒服太肥了。你有没有瘦一点儿的？

Wǒ juéde zhè jiàn yǔróngfú tài féi le. Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu shòu yìdiǎnr de?

I think this down jacket is too fat. Have you ever lost any weight?

你再试试这件羽绒服吧。

Nǐ zài shìshi zhè jiàn yǔróngfú ba.

You should try this down jacket again.

我觉得这件羽绒服不大也不小，正合适，颜色也很好看。

Wǒ juéde zhè jiàn yǔróngfú bú dà yě bù xiǎo, zhèng héshì, yánsè yě hěn hǎokàn.

I think this down jacket is neither too big nor too small. It fits just right and the color is nice.

这件羽绒服怎么卖？

Zhè jiàn yǔróngfú zěnme mài?

How to sell this down jacket?

这件羽绒服是八千块。

Zhè jiàn yǔróngfú shì bāqiān kuài.

This down jacket costs 8,000 yuan.

太贵了，你给我便宜一点儿吧，一千怎么样？

Tài guì le, nǐ gěi wǒ piányi yìdiǎnr ba, yì qiān zěnme yàng?

It’s too expensive. Can you make it cheaper for me? How about one thousand?

一千太少了，不卖。这件可以打八折，你买吗？

Yì qiān tài shǎo le, bú mài. Zhè jiàn kěyǐ dǎ bā zhé, nǐ mǎi ma?

One thousand is too little, so I won’t sell it. This one is available at 20% off, will you buy it?

一千零一行不行？

Yì qiān líng yī xíng bù xíng?

Is one thousand and one okay?

给你吧。

Gěi nǐ ba.

Here you go.

我试试这件毛衣可以吗？

Wǒ shìshi zhè jiàn máoyī kěyǐ ma?

Can I try on this sweater?

这种毛衣多少钱一件？

Zhè zhǒng máoyī duōshǎo qián yí jiàn?

How much does a sweater like this cost?

我太胖了，这件衣服有点儿瘦，不太合适。

Wǒ tài pàng le, zhè jiàn yīfu yǒudiǎnr shòu, bú tài héshì.

I'm too fat and this dress is a bit skinny and doesn't fit well.

这件颜色有点儿深。你有没有颜色浅一点儿的？

Zhè jiàn yánsè yǒudiǎnr shēn. Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu yánsè qiǎn yì diǎnr de?

This one is a bit darker. Do you have one that is lighter in color?

我觉得这本书有点儿难，那本容易一点儿。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū yǒu diǎnr nán, nà běn róngyì yì diǎnr.

I think this book is a bit difficult and that one is a bit easier.

我觉得这个房间有点儿小。

Wǒ juéde zhè ge fángjiān yǒudiǎnr xiǎo.

I think this room is a bit small.

这件衣服有点儿贵，那件便宜一点儿。

Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒudiǎnr guì, nà jiàn piányi yì diǎnr.

This dress is a bit expensive, that one is a bit cheaper.

你看看这本书怎么样？

Nǐ kànkan zhè běn shū zěnme yàng?

What do you think of this book?

听说北京的冬天很冷，我还没买羽绒服呢，想去买一件。

Tīngshuō běijīng de dōngtiān hěn lěng, wǒ hái méi mǎi yǔróngfú ne, xiǎng qù mǎi yí jiàn.

I heard that winter in Beijing is very cold. I haven’t bought a down jacket yet and I want to buy one.

有一家商店，那里的衣服又好又便宜。

Yǒu yì jiā shāngdiàn, nàlǐ de yīfu yòu hǎo yòu piányi.

There is a shop where the clothes are good and cheap.

明天我们一起去看看吧。

Míngtiān wǒmen yì qǐ qù kànkan ba.

Let's go see it together tomorrow.

明天我的一个朋友来越南旅行，我要去机场接她，所以不能跟你一起去。

Míngtiān wǒ de yí ge péngyǒu lái yuènán lǚxíng, wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē tā, suǒyǐ bù néng gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù.

A friend of mine is traveling to Vietnam tomorrow and I have to pick her up at the airport, so I can't go with you.

没关系，我可以一个人去。

Méiguānxì, wǒ kěyǐ yí ge rén qù.

It's okay, I can go alone.

你的姐姐听说我要去买衣服，所以也想跟我一起去买羽绒服。

Nǐ de jiěje tīngshuō wǒ yào qù mǎi yīfu, suǒyǐ yě xiǎng gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù mǎi yǔróngfú.

Your sister heard that I was going to buy clothes, so she also wanted to buy down jackets with me.

我正想找人跟我一起去呢。

Wǒ zhèng xiǎng zhǎo rén gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù ne.

I'm looking for someone to go with me.

明天我们几点出发？

Míngtiān wǒmen jǐ diǎn chūfā?

What time do we leave tomorrow?

明天是星期天，坐车的人一定很多，我们早点儿去吧。七点半走怎么样？

Míngtiān shì xīngqī tiān, zuòchē de rén yídìng hěnduō, wǒmen zǎo diǎnr qù ba. Qī diǎn bàn zǒu zěnme yàng?

Tomorrow is Sunday, there must be a lot of people taking the bus, so let's go early. How about leaving at half past seven?

那个商店离学校不太远，我们不用坐车去，可以骑车去。

Nàge shāngdiàn lí xuéxiào bú tài yuǎn, wǒmen bú yòng zuòchē qù, kěyǐ qí chē qù.

The store is not too far from the school. We don't need to take a car to go there, we can go there by bike.

听说有一个车展很好看，我很想去看看，你想不想看？

Tīngshuō yǒu yí ge chēzhǎn hěn hǎokàn, wǒ hěn xiǎng qù kànkan, nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng kàn?

I heard that there is a very interesting car show. I would like to go and see it. Do you want to see it?

我也很想去看。我们一起去吧。

Wǒ yě hěn xiǎng qù kàn. Wǒmen yì qǐ qù ba.

I'd love to see it too. Let's go together.

我跟你一起去买衣服，你跟我一起去看车展吧。

Wǒ gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù mǎi yīfu, nǐ gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù kàn chēzhǎn ba.

I'll go shopping for clothes with you, and you can go to the car show with me.