Lesson 34

 


 

       

 

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 "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 + "de5"

 

da4de5

大的

The oldest one/ tallest one

 

Verb + "de5"

 

xue2 han4yu3 de5

学汉语的

The one that studies Chinese

 

Pronoun + "de5"

 

wo3de5

我的

Mine

 

Noun + "de5"

 

ka3luo4si4de5

洛斯的

Charles's one

 

Nuo4ji1ya4

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 Character of the Day

se4 (colour)