【Elementary Chinese】基础汉语-Post Office II

C: Okay, so sometimes I get paid through a money order in the mail. And I want to cash them! Y: You would go to the yóujú, get in line, and say wǒ yào qǔ huìkuǎn. C: Wǒ yào qǔ huìkuǎn. Y: Wǒ yào means I'd like to do something, C: Wǒ yào. Y: Qǔ means draw the money, C: Qǔ, 3rd tone. Y: Huìkuǎn means the sum of money sent. C: Huìkuǎn. Y: Wǒ yào qǔ huìkuǎn. C: Wǒ yào qǔ huìkuǎn. I'd like to cash this money order, so Yajie, what's the Chinese for money order? Y: It's huìkuǎn dān. C: Huìkuǎn dān, as huìkuǎn is the sum of the money sent. Y: You got it. And dān means order. C: dān. Y: Huìkuǎn dān. C: Huìkuǎn dān, money order Conversation1: A: 我要取汇款。 B: 请给我看一下你的汇款单和身份证。 C: I haven't received the package yet, but I certainly love to get one. What do I say if I am going to pick it up? Y: First let's review how to say package in Chinese. C: Great, what is it? Y: It's bāoguǒ. C: Bāoguǒ. Y: Bāo and guǒ both have the meaning of wrap. C: And package means the wrapped and boxed object sent by mail. Y: So package in Chinese is bāoguǒ. C: Bāoguǒ. Y: Good, and then you can say to the clerk "wǒ yào qǔ bāoguǒ" C: Wǒ yào qǔ bāoguǒ. Y: Wǒ yào I'd like to do something, C: Wǒ yào. Y: Qǔ means take, C: Qǔ. And package bāoguǒ. Y: Yes. Wǒ yào qǔ bāoguǒ. C: Wǒ yào qǔ bāoguǒ. I'd like to pick up a package. Conversation2: A：我要取包裹。 B：请给我看一下你的包裹单和身份证。 Y: Then when you pick up a package at the post office, you need to bring some identificaton. C: Right. Which in Chinese is… Y: Shēnfèn zhèng. C: Shēnfèn zhèng. Y: Shēnfèn, identification, C: Shēnfèn. Y: Zhèng means card. C: zheng4. Y: Shēnfèn zhèng. C: Shēnfèn zhèng. Identification card. Then what shall I bring if I go to pick up my package? Y: I think you need to bring your passport, and in Chinese it's hùzhào. C: Hùzhào. Conversation3: A: 外国人取包裹要带什么证件？ B: 应该带上护照。 ******************* Key words reminder Money order 汇款单 I'd like to cash this money order. 我要取汇款。 I'd like to pick up a package. 我要取包裹。 identification card 身份证 passport 护照 All in today's Chinese studio. ******************* C: We've run out of time already. Y: Time for our question of the day. C: Which is, how do you say "I'd like to pick up a package" in Chinese?