你
Hello, are there still tickets available for today?
Beginner · 6-8 min
Buy an Attraction Ticket购买景点门票
After this scene, you can check whether same-day attraction tickets are available, buy one ticket with a passport, pay by scanning a QR code, and understand which entrance to use.
Learning
Scene setup
You arrive at the ticket office of a tourist attraction in China and hope to visit that day. At some attractions, tickets are registered to the visitor, so staff may ask foreign travelers to show a passport before issuing the ticket. Your first step is to check whether tickets are still available, then buy one at the counter and follow the entrance direction explained with the ticket.
Core dialogue
售票员
Yes. How many would you like?
你
I would like one.
售票员
Are you a foreign visitor? Please show your passport.
你
Yes. Here you are.
售票员
One ticket is eighty yuan. Do you have Alipay?
你
Yes.
售票员
Scan this code to pay.
你
Okay, I paid.
售票员
Payment received. Here is your ticket. Enter through the entrance on the right.
你
Okay, thank you.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
hái还yǒu有piào票ma吗
are tickets still available
From the dialogue
你:您好，请问今天还有票吗？
Hello, are there still tickets available for today?
Use it here
Use 还有票吗 to check whether tickets remain for a date or time.
Say it another way
- jīn今tiān天hái还yǒu有piào票ma吗？
Are there tickets left for today?
- xià下wǔ午hái还yǒu有piào票ma吗？
Are there tickets left for the afternoon?
- míng明tiān天hái还yǒu有piào票ma吗？
Are there tickets left for tomorrow?
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
您要几 + Measure Word？
Ask how many items a customer wants using the appropriate measure word.
您要几量词？
量词 = 张 for tickets, 杯 for drinks, 份 for orders
From dialogue
- nín您yào要jǐ几zhāng张？
How many tickets would you like?
Try also
- nín您yào要jǐ几bēi杯？
How many cups would you like?
- nín您yào要jǐ几fèn份？
How many portions would you like?
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 张 for a ticket
Not natural
我要一个票。
Natural
我要一张票。
Why
Tickets normally use the measure word 张, not 个.
2. Use 扫 for a QR code
Not natural
看这个码付款。
Natural
扫这个码付款。
Why
看 means look at; 扫 means scan the code with a phone.
3. Distinguish 入口 and 出口
Not natural
从右边的出口进去。
Natural
从右边的入口进去。
Why
入口 is where visitors enter; 出口 is where they leave.
Quick answers for this Chinese scene
What does 还有票吗 mean in Chinese?
are tickets still available Use 还有票吗 to check whether tickets remain for a date or time.
What does 外国游客 mean in Chinese?
foreign visitor Use 外国游客 for a visitor or tourist from another country.
What does 出示护照 mean in Chinese?
show a passport Use 出示 for formally showing a ticket, passport, or other document for checking.
What is a common buy an attraction ticket mistake to avoid?
Say 我要一张票。 instead of 我要一个票。. Tickets normally use the measure word 张, not 个.
What is a common buy an attraction ticket mistake to avoid?
Say 扫这个码付款。 instead of 看这个码付款。. 看 means look at; 扫 means scan the code with a phone.
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