Who Pays for Dinner?
ElementaryRestaurant
Two friends finish dinner at a restaurant and politely argue about who should pay the bill.
M
MingH
HuaM
服务员，买单！今天我请客。
fúwùyuán, mǎidān! jīntiān wǒ qǐngkè.
Waiter, the bill please! Today it's my treat.
H
不行不行，还是我来付吧。
bùxíng bùxíng, háishì wǒ lái fù ba.
No, no, let me pay instead.
M
是我叫你出来吃饭的，当然我付。
shì wǒ jiào nǐ chūlái chīfàn de, dāngrán wǒ fù.
I'm the one who asked you out to eat, so of course I'll pay.
H
可是上次也是你请的，太不好意思了。
kěshì shàng cì yěshì nǐ qǐng de, tài bùhǎoyìsi le.
But last time you treated too. I feel really bad.
M
没关系，朋友之间不用这么客气。
méiguānxi, péngyǒu zhījiān bùyòng zhème kèqi.
It's fine. Friends don't need to be so polite with each other.
H
那这样吧，这次我付，下次你请。
nà zhèyàng ba, zhè cì wǒ fù, xià cì nǐ qǐng.
Then let's do this: I'll pay this time, and you treat next time.
M
好吧，那就说定了，下次一定我来。
hǎo ba, nà jiù shuōdìng le, xià cì yídìng wǒ lái.
Alright, then it's settled. Next time it's definitely on me.
H
好，谢谢你！下次我们去吃火锅。
hǎo, xièxie nǐ! xià cì wǒmen qù chī huǒguō.
Great, thank you! Next time let's go eat hot pot.