Taipei:

Mr. White, an American, is talking to a Chinese friend.

M:	Wǒ yǒu yíjiàn zhòngyàode shì yào wàng Měiguo dǎ yìfēng diànbào. Dào náli qù dǎ?	I have something important, I want to send by telegram to America. Where do I go to send it?
F:	Dào Diànxìnjú qù dǎ.	You go to the Telegraph Office to send it.
M:	Zài náli?	Where is it?
F:	Zài Buóài Lù. Gēn Táiběi Yōuzhèngjú zài yìqǐ.	It's on Buóài Lù. Together with the Taipei Post Office.
M:	Hǎo. Xièxie ni. Wǒ xiànzài jiù qù dǎ.	Okay. Thank you. I'll go right now to send it.

(Now he speaks to the clerk at the Telegraph Office.)

M:	Qǐngwèn, wǒ yào wàng Měiguo dǎ yìfēng Yīngwénde diànbào zěnme dǎ?	May I ask, I want to send an English telegram to the U.S. How do I send it?
F:	Nǐ bǎ dìzhī gēn yào shuōde dōu xiě zài zhèzhāng zhǐshang.	Write the address and what you want to say on this paper.
M:	Yíge zì duōshao qián?	How much is it per word?
F:	Yíge zì Táibì èrshíèrkuài wǔmáo qián. Zuìshǎo èrshige zì.	One word is 22.50 Taibi. The minimum is twenty words.
M:	Hǎo.	Okay.

(He writes down what he wants to say and hands it to the clerk.)

M:	Yígòng èrshiyíge zì.	Altogether it's twenty-one words.
F:	Yígōng èrbǎisìshiqīkuài wǔnáo qián.	Altogether it's 247.5O
M:	Hǎo.	Fine.