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Elementary · scenario 78 of 84

Send a package

Ask the clerk how much it costs to mail your box.

The situation You're at the post office counter. Time to send a package.

The dialogue

  1. 你好,我​想​寄​这个​包裹​去​上海。

    nǐhǎo, wǒ xiǎng jì zhège bāoguǒ qù Shànghǎi.

    Hello, I would like to send this package to Shanghai.

  2. 好​的,请​放在​这里。

    hǎo de, qǐng fàngzài zhèlǐ.

    Okay, please put it here.

  3. 请问​寄​到​上海​要​多少​钱?

    qǐngwèn jì dào Shànghǎi yào duōshao qián?

    Excuse me, how much does it cost to send to Shanghai?

  4. 一共​三十块。

    yígòng sānshíkuài.

    That's thirty yuan in total.

  5. 大概​要​几天​能​到?

    dàgài yào jǐtiān néng dào?

    About how many days will it take to arrive?

  6. 大概​三天​就​到​了。

    dàgài sāntiān jiù dào le.

    It will probably arrive in just three days.

  7. 好​的,可以​刷卡​吗?

    hǎo de, kěyǐ shuākǎ ma?

    Okay, can I pay by card?

  8. 可以,请​刷卡。

    kěyǐ, qǐng shuākǎ.

    Sure, please swipe your card.

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