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- 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.
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