Please Speak Slowly
ElementaryCafe
A tourist at a cafe asks the waiter to speak slowly because their Chinese is not very good.
M
MeiT
TomM
您好，请问您要喝什么？
nín hǎo, qǐng wèn nín yào hē shén me?
Hello, may I ask what you would like to drink?
T
对不起，我中文不太好，您能说慢一点吗？
duì bu qǐ, wǒ zhōng wén bú tài hǎo, nín néng shuō màn yì diǎn ma?
Sorry, my Chinese isn't very good. Can you speak a little slower?
M
好的，没问题。您想喝咖啡还是茶？
hǎo de, méi wèn tí. nín xiǎng hē kā fēi hái shì chá?
Okay, no problem. Would you like to drink coffee or tea?
T
我要一杯咖啡，谢谢。
wǒ yào yì bēi kā fēi, xiè xie.
I'll have a cup of coffee, thank you.
M
好的。要热的还是冰的？
hǎo de. yào rè de hái shì bīng de?
Okay. Would you like it hot or iced?
T
热的，谢谢。多少钱？请您再说一遍。
rè de, xiè xie. duō shao qián? qǐng nín zài shuō yí biàn.
Hot, thanks. How much is it? Please say it again.
M
一共二十块。
yí gòng èr shí kuài.
Twenty yuan in total.
T
我听懂了，谢谢您！
wǒ tīng dǒng le, xiè xie nín!
I understood, thank you!