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alk!  So how do I ask for the bill?
Yajie: Well, you should say服务员，买单。（fu2wu4yuan2, mai3dan1.）
Cam:  服务员，买单。（fu2wu4yuan2, mai3dan1.）
Yajie: 服务员(fu2wu4yuan2), waiter or waitress. We learned it in our last lesson.
Cam: Right, 服务员(fu2wu4yuan2).
Yajie: 买单 (mai3dan1), to pay for the bill.
Cam: 买单 (mai3dan1)
Yajie: 买 (mai3) means buy. M-a-i, the third tone.
Cam: 买(mai3).
Yajie: 单(dan1), d-a-n, the first tone. Here it means bill. 
Cam: 单(dan1)
Yajie: 服务员，买单。（fu2wu4yuan2, mai3dan1.）
Cam: 服务员，买单。（fu2wu4yuan2, mai3dan1.）
 
Conversation1:
 

Yajie: From the previous conversation you may have found the way of asking “how much is it?”
Cam: Yes. In Chinese we've learned it before, it’s多少钱？(duo1shao3 qian2)
Yajie: 多少钱？(duo1shao qian2), how much is it?
Cam: 钱, q-i-a-n, the second tone, right? 
Yajie: Yes. 

Conversation2:
 

Cam: Yajie，how do you say “can I get a receipt?” in Chinese? 
Yajie: It's开张发票. (kai1 zhang1 fa1piao4)
Cam: 开张发票( kai1 zhang1 fa1piao4)
Yajie: kai fapiao means you want the waiter or waitress to write a receipt for you, fapiao means receipt, we learned it in the taxi lesson, remember? 
Cam: Yes. Fa piao. 
Yajie: zhang is short for yi zhang. 
Cam: zhang. Like dian er is short for yi dian er, right? 
Yajie: exactly. Together it's开张发票. (kai1 zhang1 fa1piao4)
Cam: 开张发票( kai1 zhang1 fa1piao4)
 

Conversation3:
 

Cam: Yajie, I often have a late dinner, so I’m always worried if they will suddenly close the restaurant while I’m eating. And plus, I may want to come back another day late.So, what's the Chinese for: How late are you open until?
Yajie: Well, Cam, it’s not very good for your health, anyway it’s 你们几点关门？(ni3men2 ji3 dian3 guan1 men2)
Cam: 你们几点关门？(ni3men i3 dian3 guan1 men2)
Yajie: 你们(ni3men) means you.
Cam: 你们(ni3men).
Yajie: 几点 (ji3 dian3), what time?
Cam: 几点(ji3 dian3).
Yajie: 关门(guan1 men2). Normally it means close the door. But here it has a special meaning of “closed”.
Cam: 关门(guan1 men2), closed.
Yajie: So, how late are you open until is 你们几点关门？(ni3men i3 dian3 guan1 men2) ?
Cam: 你们几点关门？(ni3men i3 dian3 guan1 men2)　 
 

Key Words Reminder 
Excuse me, can I get the bill? 服务员，买单。（fu2wu4yuan2, mai3dan1.） How much is it? 多少钱？(duo1shao3 qian2) Can I get a receipt? 开张发票(kai1 zhang1 fa1piao4 ) How late are you open until?（你们几点关门？ni3men ji3 dian3 guan1 men2）.
 
Yajie: Well Cam, now I'm sure that you know how to speak Chinese when you are in a restaurant.  It has been a busy two weeks of learning for you.
Cam:  Yeah, it sure has Yajie. Zai jian!