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At the 7-Eleven counter in Traditional Chinese
At a Taipei 7-Eleven, the clerk's quick questions come one after another while you buy tea eggs and a rice ball.
Practise quick answers about a bag, heating food, points, and your e-invoice carrier. The checkout is ordinary; A-Li's unfamiliar coin is not.
Listen for the routine rhythm and follow the short exchange. A-Li's soy milk back at breakfast remains unfinished.
By the end of this lesson
Answer common checkout questions about a bag, heating food, points, your receipt, and the total.
- 需要袋子嗎？Do you need a bag?
- 要加熱嗎？Would you like it heated?
- 不用袋子No bag, thanks.
- 要集點嗎？Do you want points?
- 發票要存載具Save the invoice to my e-invoice carrier.
- 一共八十五元That's eighty-five in all.
Scene — a quick checkout
At a 7-Eleven on Banyan Lane, Maya buys tea eggs and a rice ball. The clerk moves quickly through the usual checkout questions.
A-Li waits with her and offers a coin the clerk does not recognize. His soy milk is still unfinished back at breakfast.
Learn — answers for the counter
These short lines help you follow the clerk's quick questions while paying for food. Listen to each one, then practise saying it aloud.
Learn each answer as one piece. Notice the light ending on the clerk's questions.
需要袋子嗎？
Do you need a bag?
When to use it: A clerk asks this when you are checking out.
Learn it as one piece.
Say it: The final question particle has a light, neutral tone.
要加熱嗎？
Would you like it heated?
When to use it: A clerk asks this about food that can be heated.
Learn it as one piece.
Say it: The final question particle has a light, neutral tone.
不用袋子
No bag, thanks.
When to use it: Say this when you do not want a bag.
Learn it as one piece.
要集點嗎？
Do you want points?
When to use it: A clerk asks this about collecting store points.
Learn it as one piece.
Say it: The final question particle has a light, neutral tone.
發票要存載具
Save the invoice to my e-invoice carrier.
When to use it: Say this when you want the receipt stored electronically.
Learn it as one piece.
一共八十五元
That's eighty-five in all.
When to use it: A clerk says this to give you the total.
Learn it as one piece.
Story — Maya at the convenience store
Maya stops at a 7-Eleven for tea eggs and a rice ball. The clerk runs through the usual questions about a bag, heating, points, and the receipt.
A-Li offers a coin the clerk does not recognize. The counter stays busy, and A-Li's soy milk back at breakfast is still unfinished.
- Clerk早安！Good morning!
Maya早安！Good morning!- Clerk需要袋子嗎？Do you need a bag?
- Maya不用袋子No bag, thanks.
- Clerk要加熱嗎？Would you like it heated?
- Maya不用，謝謝。No, thanks.
- Clerk要集點嗎？Do you want points?
- Maya不用，謝謝。No, thanks.
- Clerk發票要存載具嗎？Would you like the receipt saved to your e-invoice carrier?
- Maya發票要存載具Save the invoice to my e-invoice carrier.
A-Li這個硬幣可以嗎？Can I use this coin?- Clerk一共八十五元。不好意思，這個硬幣不能用喔。That's eighty-five in all. Sorry, this coin cannot be used.
Practice — handle the checkout
Work through eleven short activities about bags, heating food, points, receipts, and the total. Listen closely to the quick checkout questions.
Choose or build the line that fits the moment, then check why it works.
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What does it mean?
What does it mean?
需要袋子嗎？
What do you say?
What do you say?
The clerk asks if you need a bag. Decline it.
Build the line
Build the line
Save the invoice to my e-invoice carrier.
Tap the words in order.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Do you want points?
要____嗎？
Match the pairs
Traditional Chinese
需要袋子嗎？Drop the English here要加熱嗎？Drop the English here要集點嗎？Drop the English hereEnglish
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Pick the reply
Clerk says:
Pick the reply
需要袋子嗎？
Do you need a bag?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
That's eighty-five in all.
Tap the words in order.
Pick the reply
Clerk says:
Pick the reply
發票已經存好了。
The receipt has been stored.
And you reply with:
What do you say?
What do you say?
Repeat the total to the clerk to confirm it.
Pick the reply
Clerk says:
Pick the reply
早安！
Good morning!
And you reply with:
Say it — your checkout lines
Rehearse the checkout as Maya. Listen to each cue, then say the line that keeps the exchange moving.
Practise declining a bag, asking for your e-invoice carrier, and confirming the total. Speak clearly at a natural pace.
- Maya arrives at the 7-Eleven in the morning.
- Clerk早安！Good morning!
- Maya (you)Return the morning greeting.
Return the morning greeting.
早安
Good morning.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Traditional Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 需要袋子嗎？ | Do you need a bag? | |
| 要加熱嗎？ | Would you like it heated? | |
| 不用袋子 | No bag, thanks. | |
| 要集點嗎？ | Do you want points? | |
| 發票要存載具 | Save the invoice to my e-invoice carrier. | |
| 一共八十五元 | That's eighty-five in all. |
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