Dialogues

1. 这儿可以拍照吗？Zhèr kěyǐ pāi zhào ma?
May I take pictures here?
这儿 zhèr, here.
可以 kěyǐ, can.
拍照 pāi zhào, to take a photo. The first tone and the fourth tone respectively.
吗 ma, a particle indicating a question.
这儿可以拍照吗? May I take pictures here?

2. 请不要使用闪光灯。Qǐng búyào shǐyòng shǎnguāngdēng.
No flash, please.
请 qǐng, please.
不要 búyào, don’t.
使用 shǐyòng, use.
闪光灯 shǎnguāngdēng, flash.
请不要使用闪光灯. No flash, please.

3. 有解说员吗？Yǒu jiěshuō yuán ma?
Do you have interpreters?
By the way, there are interpreters in museums. You can ask if interpreters are available.有解说员吗? Do you have interpreters?
有 yǒu, to have.
解说员 jiěshuōyuán, interpreter.
有解说员吗? Do you have interpreters?

4. 最近还有什么新展览？Zuìjìn hái yǒu shénme xīn zhǎnlǎn?
What other new exhibitions are on?
You want to know if there will be other new exbitions on. You can ask them 最近还有什么新展览?
最近 zuìjìn , recently.
还 hái, still.
有 yǒu, to have.
什么 shénme, what.
新 xīn, the first tone. It means new.
展览 zhǎnlǎn, both in the third tone, which means exhibition.
最近还有什么新展览? What other new exhibitions are on?