A Birthday and a Teahouse

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小林

zǎoshànghǎochuánglema

早上好!你起床了吗?

Good morning! Are you up yet?

小南

chuánglexiǎngshǒujiān

我起床了。我想去洗手间。

I'm up. I want to go to the restroom.

小林

hǎodebajīntiānshìdeshēngxiǎngqǐngchá

好的。你去吧。今天是你的生日,我想请你喝茶。

Okay. Go ahead. Today is your birthday, so I'd like to invite you for tea.

小南

xièxiemenzǒumashangyǒujiācháguǎn

谢谢!我们走路去吗?路上有一家茶馆。

Thanks! Are we walking there? There's a teahouse on the way.

小林

hǎoaláikāimén

好啊。我来开门。

Sure. I'll get the door.

小南

cháguǎnzàibianma

茶馆在马路那边吗?

Is the teahouse on the other side of the road?

小林

shìzàibianbēichákuàimáoguì

是,在马路那边。一杯茶五块五毛,不贵。

Yes, across the road. A cup of tea is five yuan fifty — not expensive.

小南

kuàimáoméishénmeqǐng

五块五毛?没什么,我请你。

Five fifty? That’s nothing — my treat.

小林

xièxiemenzǒuba

谢谢!那我们走吧。

Thanks! Let's get going then.

小南

duōzǒuhěnhǎomentiāntiānzǒuchába

多走路很好,我们天天走路去喝茶吧。

Walking a lot is good for you — let's walk to the teahouse every day.

小林

hǎohuanzǒu

好!我也喜欢走路。

Sure! I like walking too.