How to book a business trip in Chinese
You need to book a business trip to Beijing. You call a travel agency in Shanghai. The agent helps you choose a flight and a hotel, then you pay by scanning a QR code.
How the conversation starts
王小姐 (Ms. Wang) · travel agent
Book a business trip
What you do
- Say where you want to go and when
- Ask how much it is
- Pay for the booking
What to say
- 我要去北京。Wǒ yào qù Běijīng.I want to go to Beijing.
- ___号出发。___ hào chūfā.I depart on the ___th.
- 帮我订机票和酒店。Bāng wǒ dìng jīpiào hé jiǔdiàn.Please book a flight and a hotel for me.
- 多少钱？Duōshao qián?How much is it?
- 我扫码付。Wǒ sǎo mǎ fù.I'll pay by scanning the code.
Book a business trip
You work in a company in Shanghai. Your manager asks you to book a business trip to Beijing for next week. You call a travel agency to book a flight and a hotel. The agent will ask for your details and confirm the booking.
What you do
- Say where you want to go and when
- Ask for a flight and a hotel
- Confirm the booking when she reads it back
What to say
- 我要订去___的机票。Wǒ yào dìng qù ___ de jīpiào.I want to book a flight to ___.
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Business trip: a canceled flight and a hotel limit
You work in Shanghai and need to be in Beijing next Monday for a 2 p.m. client meeting. You call your company's travel desk. Your company allows at most 500 yuan a night for hotels; a hotel a bit further from the client's office is fine.
What you do
- Book a trip to Beijing next Monday for a 2 p.m. meeting
- The 8 a.m. flight is canceled: compare the options and choose
- The hotel is over your limit: ask for one within 500 a night
What to say
- 我下周一要去北京出差，下午两点开会。Wǒ xià zhōuyī yào qù Běijīng chūchāi, xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kāihuì.I'm going to Beijing on business next Monday. My meeting is at 2 p.m.
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 王小姐 (Ms. Wang) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.