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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

购(gòu) 物(wù)

Shopping

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  • Vocabulary

    元(yuán) dollar
    角(jiǎo) ten cents
    分(fēn) cent
    块(kuài) a small piece, a colloquial way to say “dollar”

  • Talking about money

    五(wǔ) 角(jiǎo) 五(wǔ) 分(fēn) fifty-five cents,
    五(wǔ) 元(yuán) five dollars,
    二(èr) 十(shí) 块(kuài) twenty dollars,
    五(wǔ) 百(bǎi) 元(yuán) five hundred dollars,
    二(èr) 千(qiān) 块(kuài) two thousand dollars,
    四(sì) 万(wàn) 元(yuán) forty thousand dollars.

  • Asking the price of an item.

    这个(zhège) 卖(mài) 多(duō) 少(shǎo) 钱(qián？)
    How much is this?
    那(nà) 个(ge) 卖(mài) 多(duō) 少(shǎo) 钱(qián？)
    How much is that?
  • 这个(zhège) 卖(mài) 多(duō) 少(shǎo) 钱(qián？)
    How much is it?
    四(sì) 元(yuán) 八(bā) 角。(jiǎo)
    Four dollars eighty.
    那(nà) 个(ge) 卖(mài) 多(duō) 少(shǎo) 钱？(qián)
    How much is that?
    五(wǔ) 块(kuài) 钱(qián) 一(yí) 个。(gè)
    5 dollars each.
    这个(zhège) 便(pián) 宜(yi) 一(yí) 点，(diǎn) 那(nà) 个(ge) 贵(guì) 一(yí) 点。(diǎn)
    This is cheaper. That is more expensive.
  • 我(wǒ) 能(néng) 看(kàn) 一(yí) 下(xià) 那(nà) 块(kuài) 手(shǒu) 表(biǎo) 吗？(ma)
    Can I see that watch?
    当(dāng) 然(rán) 可(kě) 以，(yǐ) 请(qǐng) 看。(kàn)
    Of course, here you are.
  • 我(wǒ) 能(néng) 看(kàn) 看(kan) 那(nà) 件(jiàn) 衬(chèn) 衫(shān) 吗？(ma)
    Can I have a look at that shirt?
    当(dāng) 然(rán) 可(kě) 以，(yǐ) 请(qǐng) 看。(kàn)
    Yes, of course. Here you are.
    多(duō) 少(shǎo) 钱？(qián) 一(yí) 件(jiàn)
    How much for one?
    三(sān) 十(shí) 块(kuài) 钱。(qián) 你(nǐ) 要(yào) 吗？(ma)
    Thirty dollars. Would you like to take it?
    我(wǒ) 要(yào) 了。(le)
    I will take it.

  • The four tones

    多(duō) extra,   夺(duó) seize,   躲(duǒ) hide,   舵(duò) rudder

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