Taipei:

A conversation between an American man and a desk attendant in a hotel in Taiwan.

M: Ei... Qǐngwèn, nǐmen yǒu fángjiān ma?	Uh... May I ask, do you have any rooms?
F: Yǒu. Nǐ yào dānrénde háishi shuāngrénde?	Yes. Do you want a single or a double?
M: Jīntian, míngtian wǒ yào yìjiān dānrénde. Hòutian wǒ tàitai gēn háizi lái le wǒ jiù yào shuāngrénde le.	Today and tomorrow I want one single. The day after tomorrow when my wife and child have come then I’ll want a double.
F: Hǎo. Méi wèntí.	Fine. No problem.
M: Nǐmen fángqián zěnme suàn?	What are your rates.
F: Dānrénde qǐbǎi kuài Táibì yìtiān, shuāngrénde yìqiān kuài.	A single is 7OO dollars Taibi a day, a double is a thousand.
M: Háizi láile wǒ hái děi jiā yíge xiǎo chuáng.	After my child has come I’ll have to add a small bed.
F: Jiā yíge xiǎo chuáng jiā liǎngbǎi kuài.	Adding a small bed adds 200 dollars.
M: Hǎo.	Adding a small bed adds 200 dollars.
F: Ou, wǒmen xiànzài kèren bù duō. Nǐ jiù zhù yìjiān shuāngrénde ba. Shěngde nǐ bānlai bānqu.	Oh, we don’t have many guests right now. Why don’t you Just take a double. That will save you the trouble of moving back and forth.
F: Fángqián wǒ háishi zhào dānrénde suàn. Děng ni tàitai háizi lái le, zài zhào shuāngrénde suàn. Nǐ kàn zěnmeyàng?	I will still give you the single room rate. After your wife and child come, then I’ll figure it according to the double rate. How about it?

M: Hěn hǎo.	    Very good.
F: Xiànzài jiù qǐng dēngjì ba.	   Now, would you please register.
M: Hǎo.	        Fine.