In episode 15, I talk about how you might be misunderstanding your own forgetfulness. Meanwhile, Ah-Ming (阿明) and Xiao-Li (小李) fight over who's going to pick up the check.

Dialogue transcript (Chinese characters only)

• Ah-Ming (M)：你吃飽了嗎？
• Xiao Li (L)：吃好飽！
• M：不好意思，我們要買單！
• Waiter (F)：好的，這樣五百八
• M：好，來
• L：等一下！你要請我嗎？
• M：對啊，你剛來台灣，當然要請你啊
• L：不行，上次你請我，這一次換我請你啦！
• M：不要啦！我請你就好，等我去美國你再請我
• L：很不好意思
• M：不用不好意思！你來我的地盤，當然我請你啊
• L：那好吧...
• M：不好意思，這裡一千，麻煩你
• F：收你一千，請稍等一下... 好，找你四百二！
• M：好， 謝謝！

Dialogue transcript (w/ pinyin and translation)

• Ah-Ming (M)：你吃飽了嗎？
  • Nǐ chī bǎole ma?
  • Are you full?
• Xiao Li (L)：吃好飽！
  • Chī hǎo bǎo!
  • So full! 
• M：不好意思，我們要買單！
  • Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒmen yāo mǎidān!
  • Excuse me, we'll take the check! 
• Waiter (F)：好的，這樣五百八
  • Hǎo de, zhèyàng wǔbǎi bā
  • Ok, that'll be five hundred eighty. 
• M：好，來
  • Hǎo, lái
  • Ok, here. 
• L：等一下！你要請我嗎？
  • Děng yīxià! Nǐ yàoqǐng wǒ ma?
  • Wait a sec! You're going to treat me? 
• M：對啊，你剛來台灣，當然要請你啊
  • Duì a, nǐ gāng lái táiwān, dāngrán yàoqǐng nǐ a
  • Yeah, you just came to Taiwan, of course I'm treating you.
• L：不行，上次你請我，這一次換我請你啦！
  • Bùxíng, shàng cì nǐ qǐng wǒ, zhè yīcì huàn wǒ qǐng nǐ la!
  • No way, you treated me last time, this time it's my turn to treat you!
• M：不要啦！我請你就好，等我去美國你再請我
  • Bùyào la! Wǒ qǐng nǐ jiù hǎo, děng wǒ qù měiguó nǐ zài qǐng wǒ
  • Nah! I'll treat you and that's it. Wait till I go to the US, then you can treat me. 
• L：很不好意思
  • Hěn bù hǎoyìsi
  • I feel really bad. 
• M：不用不好意思！你來我的地盤，當然我請你啊
  • Bùyòng bù hǎoyìsi! Nǐ lái wǒ dì dìpán, dāngrán wǒ qǐng nǐ a.
  • Don't feel bad! You come to my turf, of course I'm gonna treat you. 
• L：那好吧... 
  • Nà hǎo ba... 
  • Well, alright...
• M：不好意思，這裡一千，麻煩你
  • Bù hǎoyìsi, zhèlǐ yīqiān, máfan nǐ
  • Excuse me, here's a thousand, sorry to trouble you. 
• F：收你一千，請稍等一下... 好，找你四百二！
  • Shōu nǐ yīqiān, qǐng shāo děng yīxià... Hǎo, zhǎo nǐ sìbǎi èr!
  • Receive your thousand, please wait a moment... Ok, your change: four hundred twenty. 
• M：好， 謝謝！
  • Hǎo, xièxiè!
  • Ok, thanks!

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