Lesson 22

 


 

       

 

Going shopping (II)

 

zai4 shang1chang3

在 商场

(to a deparment store)

 

nin2 yao4 shen2me5

您要什么 ?

What do you want?

 

Wo3 xiang3 mai3 yi1 tiao2 ku4zi5

我想买一条裤子.

I want to buy a pair of trousers

 

Xi1zhuang1ku4zi5 hai2shi4 xiu1xian2ku4zi5

西装裤还是休闲裤 ?

Formal or casual trousers?

 

Wo3 xiang3 mai3 yi1tiao2 niu2zai3ku4

我想买一条牛仔裤 .

I would like to buy some jeans

 

Nin2 xi3huan5 zhe4tiao2 ma5

您喜欢这条吗 .

Do you like these?

 

Duo1shao3 qian2

多少钱 ?

How much are they?

 

Ba1shi2jiu3kuai4 wu3mao2

89 块五毛.

89,50.

 

Wo3 ke3yi3 shi4shi4 ma5

我可以试试吗 .

Can I try them on?

 

Dang1ran2ke3yi3. shi4yi1jian1 zai4 na4li3

当然可以。试衣间在那里

Of course. The changing room is over there.

 

Zhe4tiao2 he2shi4. wo3yao4 zhe4tiao2.

这条合适。我要这条。

These look good. I'll get these.

 

Vocabulary 

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

To buy

Mai3

Trousers

Ku4zi5

裤子

Suit trousers

Xi1zhuang1ku4

西装裤

Casual trousers

Xiu1xian2ku4

休闲裤

Jeans

Niu2zai3ku4

牛仔裤

To be able to

Ke3yi3

可以

To try on

Shi4

Of course

Dang1ran2

当然

Changing room

Shi4yi1jian1

试衣间

Looks good

He2shi4

合适

A lot

Duo1

A little

Shao3

How much

Duo1shao3

多少

Money

Qian2

Unit of chinese money (=100 cents)

Kuai4

Unit of chinese money (=10 cents)

Mao2

Cent

Fen1

 

Chinese Character of the day

duo1 (many).