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谢谢的谢

How to make a phone call to a restaurant in Chinese

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在zài中国zhōngguó，打电话dǎdiànhuà的de时候shíhou，我们wǒmen说shuō“喂wèi”。

谢xiè先生xiānsheng的de妈妈māma明天míngtiān七十qīshí岁suì了le。他tā想xiǎng请qǐng家人jiārén在zài外边wàibian吃饭chīfàn。

他tā给gěi饭馆fànguǎn打电话dǎdiànhuà。

“喂wèi，您好nínhǎo！”

“您好nínhǎo！我wǒ想xiǎng订dìng一yí个gè位子wèizi。明天míngtiān中午zhōngwǔ有yǒu吗ma？”

“有yǒu。几jǐ位wèi？”

“五wǔ个gè人rén。”

“几点jídiǎn来lái？”

“十二shí’èr点diǎn。”

“好hǎo的。请问qǐngwèn您nín贵姓guìxìng？”

谢xiè先生xiānsheng说shuō：“谢xiè。”

“不客气búkèqi！”

谢xiè先生xiānsheng笑xiào了le：“不是búshì，不是búshì！我wǒ是shì谢xiè先生xiānsheng，谢谢xièxie的de谢xiè。”

“对不起duìbuqǐ，谢xiè先生xiānsheng！明天míngtiān中午zhōngwǔ十二shí’èr点diǎn，五wǔ个gè人rén，没méi问题wèntí。”

“谢谢xièxie！”

“不客气búkèqi！明天见míngtiānjiàn！”

第二天dì’èrtiān中午zhōngwǔ，谢xiè先生xiānsheng和hé家人jiārén到dào了le那儿nàr。一个yígè服务员fúwùyuán问wèn：“几jǐ位wèi？”

“五wǔ个gè人rén。我wǒ是shì……”

她tā说shuō：“谢谢xièxie的de谢xiè先生xiānsheng，对duì吧ba？这边zhèbiān请qǐng！”

Key words

In China, when you make a phone call, you say "喂".

Mr Xie's mum turns seventy tomorrow. He wants to treat the family to a meal out.

He phones the restaurant.

"Hello? Good day!"

"Hello!" "I'd like to book a table." "Do you have one tomorrow at lunchtime?"

"Yes." "For how many?"

"Five people."

"What time will you come?"

"Twelve o'clock."

"All right." "May I have your surname?"

Mr Xie said: "Xie."

"You're welcome!"

Mr Xie laughed: "No, no!" "I'm Mr Xie: Xie as in xiexie, thank you."

"Sorry, Mr Xie!" "Tomorrow at twelve noon, five people, no problem."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome!" "See you tomorrow!"

At noon the next day, Mr Xie and his family got there. A waitress asked: "How many?"

"Five people." "I'm…"

She said: "Mr Xie, as in thank you, right?" "This way, please!"