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@ 10033 Paying the Bill
A: 服務員，買單。
fúwùyuán, mǎidān.
Waiter, the bill.
B: 我來付，好嗎？
wǒ lái fù, hǎo ma?
Let me get this, OK?
A: 不行。給我面子，我來付錢。
bùxíng. gěi wǒ miànzi, wǒ lái fùqián.
No way. Give me face. I’ll pay.
B: 不可以。下次你付。
bù kěyǐ. xiàcì nǐ fù.
That’s not OK. You pay next time.
A: 哎喲。
āiyōu.
(groan)
Key Vocabulary
服務員 fúwùyuán waiter
買單 mǎidān to get the bill
來 lái to come
付 fù to pay
不行 bùxíng not OK
給 gěi to give
面子 miànzi face
付錢 fùqián to pay
可以 kěyǐ can
下次 xiàcì next
Supplementary Vocabulary
請客 qǐngkè to invite guests
客氣 kèqi polite
搶 qiǎng to snatch
一共 yīgòng all together
看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down on
發票 fāpiào receipt
每次 měicì every time
上次 shàngcì last time
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