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Example dialogues: buying tickets and boarding public transit

Navigate China: Transportation and Directions Guide: Example dialogues: buying tickets and boarding public transit
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Here are example dialogues for buying tickets and boarding public transit:

Buying Tickets:

  • Customer: “I’d like a return ticket to DC, please.”
  • Clerk: “A day return is $10.”
  • Customer: “Can I have a single ticket to London Bridge, please?”
  • Clerk: “That will be $5.”
  • Customer: “I’d like two tickets for the 12:00 pm bus to Boston.”
  • Clerk: “Okay, here is your ticket and change. The bus will leave from platform 3.”

At a train station:

  • Passenger: “I’d like a ticket to Central station, please.”
  • Ticket Seller: “Single or return?”
  • Passenger: “Return, please.”
  • Ticket Seller: “That’s $7.50. Here’s your ticket. The train leaves every 20 minutes from platform 2.”
  • Passenger: “Thank you.”

Boarding and inquiries:

  • Passenger: “Do you stop anywhere near the Library?”
  • Conductor: “Yes, it’s the first stop on High Street.”
  • Passenger: “Can you tell me where to get off for the shopping center?”
  • Conductor: “No problem. It’s the third stop.”

On the bus:

  • Rider: “One ticket to New Street, please.”
  • Conductor: “That will be $2.”
  • Rider: “Do you have a travel card I can use?”
  • Conductor: “Yes, you can buy one at the kiosk.”

These sample dialogues cover buying tickets for buses, trains, and other public transport, and questions about boarding and destinations. The exchanges use common phrases like “I’d like a single/return ticket,” “How much is the fare?” “Which platform does the train leave from?” and “Do you stop near [place]?” 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

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