| A | 我可以拍照片吗？ |
| wǒ kěyǐ pāi zhàopiàn ma? | |
| May I take a photo? | |
| B | 可以。 |
| kěyǐ. | |
| Sure. | |
| A | 说茄子! |
| shuō qiézi! | |
| Say ‘cheese’! | |
| B | 茄子! |
| qiézi! | |
| Cheese! | |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | may |
| 拍 | pāi | to take |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photo |
| 说 | shuō | to say |
| 茄子 | qiézi | eggplant |
| 照相机 | zhàoxiàngjī | camera |
| 数码相机 | shùmǎxiàngjī | digital camera |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear |
| 胶卷 | jiāojuǎn | film |
| 洗照片 | xǐ zhàopiàn | to develop film |
| 底片 | dǐpiàn | negatives |
| 相纸 | xiàngzhǐ | photographic paper |
| 相框 | xiàngkuāng | picture frame |
| 相册 | xiàngcè | photo album |
| 禁止 | jìnzhǐ | ban |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a picture |