Going
Shopping (III)
wo3 xiang3 mai3 ge4 shou3ji1
我想买个手机
I want to buy a mobile.
Ni3 xiang3 yao4 shen2me5
pai2zi5 de5
你想要什么牌子
的 ?
What brand do you
want?
In Chinese the
nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns in phrases with a simple structure
can go followed by 的
"de5".
This construction works
grammatically as a noun and is used in cases in which the meaning is
clear through the context. For example:
Adjective +
的 "de5"
da4de5
大的
The oldest one/ tallest
one
Verb +
的 "de5"
xue2 han4yu3 de5
学汉语的
The one that studies
Chinese
Pronoun +
的 "de5"
wo3de5
我的
Mine
Noun +
的 "de5"
ka3luo4si4de5
卡洛斯的
Charles's one
Nuo4ji1ya4
诺基亚
Nokia
Shi4nin2yong4ma5 xi3huan5
da4yi1dianr3de5 hai2shi4 bi3jiao4 xiu4qi4 de5
是您用吗 ?
喜欢大一点儿的还是比较秀气的
?
Is it for you? Would
you like it to be quite big or small?
Bu4 da4 bu4 xiao3 de5
不大不小的
Neither big nor
small
Fan1gair4 de5 xing2 ma5
翻盖的行吗
Is the flip one good?
Xing2
行。
Yes, it's good
Zhe4 kuan3 zen3me5yang4
这款怎么样
What do you think
of this one?
Yang4zi5 bu4cuo4, you3
qi2ta1 yan2se4 ma5
样子不错,有其它颜色的吗
?
The model is good.
Is there another colour?
Chu2le5 hei1se4, hai2you3
shen1lan2se4 he2 hong2se4
除了黑色的,还有深蓝色的和红色的。
Apart from black, there's
light blue or red.
Wo3 yao4 hong2se4 de
我要红色的。
I want the red one.
Duo1shao3 qian2
多少钱 ?
How much is it?
Liang3qian1 ba1bai3 kuai4
两千八百块。
Two thousand eight hundred.
Tai4gui4le5, na4ge4 hong2se4
de5 ne5
太贵了,那个红色的呢
?
That's really expensive.
What about that red one?
Na4ge4 ba1bai3jiu3
那个八百九。
That one is eight hundred
and ninety.
Shi4 shen2me5 pai2zi5
de5
是什么牌子的
?
What brand is it?
Shi4 bo1dao3, zhong1guo2
pin3pai2
是波导,中国品牌。
It is BIRD, a Chinese
brand.
Hao3, wo3 mai3 yi1ge4.
好,我买一个
Ok, I'll take it.
Vocabulary
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
|
|
|
Mobile
phone |
Shou3ji1
|
手机
|
Brand
|
Pai2zi5,
pin3pai2 |
牌子,
品牌 |
Model |
Kuan3,
kuan3shi4 |
款,款式
|
Thing
/ small |
Xiu4qi5
|
秀气
|
Flip
phone |
Fan1gai4
|
翻盖
|
Other |
Qi2ta1
|
其它
|
Colour |
Yan2se4
|
颜色
|
Black
|
Hei1se4
|
黑色
|
Blue |
Lan2se4
|
蓝色
|
Light
blue |
Shen1lan2se4
|
深蓝色
|
Red |
Hong2se4
|
红色
|
Chinese
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