EP54 结账 Payment Methods

• Chinese 101: Expressions on paying a bill in the restaurant

• Language Tips: Modern payment methods in China

• Story of The Day: To repeat an order time and again 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn

Dialogue:

A：服务员，买单！

fú wù yuán ，mǎi dān ！

Waiter, check please.

B：您一共消费三百五十元。现金还是刷卡？

Nín yī gòng xiāo fèi sān bǎi wǔ shí yuán 。xiàn jīn hái shì shuā kǎ ？

Your need to pay RMB 350 in total. Would you like to use cash or POS?

A：可以用微信或者支付宝吗？

kě yǐ yòng wēi xìn huò zhě zhī fù bǎo ma ？

May I use Wechat or Alipay? 

B：都可以。

dōu kě yǐ。

Either is OK.

Words & Expressions:

【服务员】fú wù yuán：waiter; waitress

【买单】mǎi dān：pay the bill

【一共】yī gòng：total; together

【消费】xiāo fèi: consumption; spending

【现金】xiàn jīn: cash

【刷卡】shuā kǎ: POS, credit card

【可以】kě yǐ: may, can, ok

【微信】wēi xìn: wechat

【或者】huò zhě: or

【支付宝】zhī fù bǎo: Alipay 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang