Dialogues　

1. 有11号去上海的火车票吗？ Yǒu shíyī hào qù shànghǎi de huǒchēpiào ma?
Do you have tickets for the 11th to Shanghai?
Suppose you want to go to shanghai by train, you want buy the tickets on 11th this month. In Chinese you can say: You3 shi2yi1 hao4 qu4 Shang4hai3 de huo3che1 piao4 ma? You3, to have. shi2yi1 hao4, the 11th. qu4, to go to. Shang4hai3, Shanghai. de, a particle after a noun. huo3che1 piao4, train ticket. ma, a particle indicating the question.
 

2. 到了给我们打电话。Dàole gěi wǒmen dǎ diànhuà.
Give us a call when you get there.
When your friends are leaving Beijing, you will see them off sometimes. You can say like this: Dao4 le gei3 wo3men da3 dian4hua4. Dao4 le , it means after your arrival. gei3, to give. wo3men, we. gei3 wo3men, to give us. da3 dian4hua4, to give a phone call.
 

3. 一路平安。Yílù píng'ān.
Have a good journey.
"Bon Voyage" in Chinese is yi2 lu4 ping2 2 lu4, all the way. ping2 an1, peace.
 

4. 请问餐车在几号车厢？ Qǐngwèn cānchē zài jǐ hào chēxiāng?
Could you tell me where the dining car is?
It's necessary to learn the Chinese way of saying "can you tell me where the dining car is?" You can say: Qing3 wen4 can1che1 zai4 ji3 hao4 che1xiang1. Qing3 wen4, please may I ask. can1che1, dining car or diner. zai4, at. ji3 hao4, literally it means which number. che1xiang1, carriage.