Promotion
Mailing a Book at the Post Office

Listen to the whole passage

Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A post office clerk

nǐhǎo,qǐngwènnǐyàozuòshénme?

你好,请问你要做什么?

Hello, may I ask what you'd like to do?

You

nǐhǎo,wǒxiǎngjìyìběnshū。

你好,我想寄一本书。

Hello, I'd like to send a book.

You

zhèběnshūshìjìgěiwǒpéngyoude。

这本书是寄给我朋友的。

This book is for my friend.

You

qǐngwèn,jìzhèběnshūduōshaoqián?

请问,寄这本书多少钱?

Excuse me, how much to send this book?

You

jǐtiānnéngdào?

几天能到?

How many days until it arrives?

You

zhèshìèrshíkuàiqián。

这是二十块钱。

Here is twenty yuan.

You

hǎode,xièxienǐ,zàijiàn!

好的,谢谢你,再见!

Alright, thank you, goodbye!