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What Chinese do you need at the Bund and other sights in Shanghai?

Expect to hear 要网上预约。 (yào wǎngshàng yùyuē, "You have to book online"), 走路十分钟。 (zǒulù shí fēnzhōng, "Ten minutes on foot"). Useful things to say: 两张票。 (liǎng zhāng piào, "Two tickets") and 几点关门？ (jǐ diǎn guānmén, "What time does it close?").

The whole conversation: The Bund and the sights

Tickets, opening times and somebody to take your photo.

  1. You say
    两张票。 liǎng zhāng piào Two tickets.

    Use liǎng, not èr, when counting things.

  2. You hear
    要网上预约。 yào wǎngshàng yùyuē You have to book online.

    Popular sights, such as the Forbidden City in Beijing, have to be booked online in advance with your passport number.

  3. You say
    几点关门？ jǐ diǎn guānmén What time does it close?
  4. You say
    去这里要多久？ qù zhèlǐ yào duōjiǔ How long does it take to get here?
  5. You hear
    走路十分钟。 zǒulù shí fēnzhōng Ten minutes on foot.
  6. You say
    能帮我拍照吗？ néng bāng wǒ pāizhào ma Could you take a photo of me?
  7. You say
    太漂亮了！ tài piàoliang le It's beautiful!
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What Chinese do you need at the Bund and other sights in Shanghai?

Expect to hear 要网上预约。 (yào wǎngshàng yùyuē, "You have to book online"), 走路十分钟。 (zǒulù shí fēnzhōng, "Ten minutes on foot"). Useful things to say: 两张票。 (liǎng zhāng piào, "Two tickets") and 几点关门？ (jǐ diǎn guānmén, "What time does it close?").