Mandarin lesson in hong kong-Boarding

 

♦A:你好,请问什么时候开始登机?
Nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn shénme shíhou kāishǐ dēng jī?
Hello, can you tell me when the boarding starts, please?
♦B:一般是起飞前半小时。
Yībān shì qǐfēi qiánbàn xiǎoshí.
It usually starts half an hour before takeoff.
♦A:现在是十点钟,这意味着我还要等一个小时。
Xiànzài shì shí diǎn zhōng, zhè yìwèi zhe wǒ hái yào děng yīgè xiǎoshí.
It’s 10 o’clock now. That means I have to wait for an hour.
♦B:您可以到那边的休息区休息一会儿,登机的时候广播会通知的。
Nín kěyǐ dào nà biān de xiūxí qū xiūxí yīhuǐer, dēng jī de shíhou guǎngbò huì tōngzhī de.
You can have a rest in the rest area over there. The flight will be announced when it’s time to board.
♦A:好的。顺便问一下,这里可以抽烟吗?
Hǎo de. Shùnbiàn wèn yīxià, zhèlǐ kěyǐ chōu yān ma?
Sure. By the way, can I smoke here?
♦B:大厅东侧有吸烟室,您可以到那里吸烟。
Dàtīng dōng cè yǒu xī yān shì, nín kěyǐ dào nàlǐ xī yān.
There is a smoking room on the east of the waiting hall. You can smoke there.
♦A:好的,谢谢。
Hǎo de, xièxiè.
OK, thanks.