Dialogue
顾客\uFF1A
Nǐ你hǎo好！Zhè这jiàn件yī衣fu服duō多shao少qián钱？Hello! How much is this piece of clothing?
店员\uFF1A
Yì一bǎi百wǔ五shí十kuài块。Zhè这jiàn件shì是xīn新yī衣fu服，hěn很piào漂liang亮。One hundred and fifty yuan. This is new clothing, very pretty.
顾客\uFF1A
Tài太guì贵le了！Yǒu有méi没yǒu有pián便yi宜de的？Too expensive! Do you have anything cheaper?
店员\uFF1A
Yǒu有。Zhè这jiàn件xiǎo小de的bā八shí十kuài块，yě也hěn很hǎo好kàn看。Yes. This small one is eighty yuan, also very good-looking.
顾客\uFF1A
Hǎo好，wǒ我mǎi买zhè这jiàn件。Nǐ你men们mài卖xié鞋zi子ma吗？OK, I'll buy this one. Do you sell shoes?
店员\uFF1A
Bú不mài卖xié鞋zi子。Zhè这ge个dà大de的liù六shí十yuán元，nǐ你yào要ma吗？We don't sell shoes. This large one is sixty yuan, do you want it?
顾客\uFF1A
Bú不yào要le了。Wǒ我yě也qù去chāo超shì市mǎi买dōng东xi西。No thanks. I'm also going to the supermarket to buy things.
店员\uFF1A
Chāo超shì市de的dōng东xi西hěn很pián便yi宜。Things at the supermarket are very cheap.
顾客\uFF1A
Shì是！Wǒ我mǎi买yí一gè个，xiè谢xie谢！Yes! I'll buy one, thanks!
店员\uFF1A
Xiè谢xie谢！Huān欢yíng迎zài再lái来！Thank you! Welcome back!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
买to buy卖to sell钱coin元first块lump (of earth)贵expensive便宜small advantages多少how many; how much商店store超市supermarket (abbr.)店(bound form) shop; store东西thing件item个general classifier for people and things衣服clothes漂亮pretty好看good-looking; nice-looking大big; large小small新new
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
买
卖
钱
贵
大
小
新
给
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Asking price: 多少钱
Use 多少钱 to ask how much something costs; answer with number + 块/元.
买/卖 transaction patterns
Use 买 to buy and 卖 to sell; 买 + object + 给 + person for gifting.
太/很/非常 degree
Use degree adverbs before adjectives to intensify or moderate description.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short shopping dialogue where you ask the price of an item, say it is too expensive, and buy a cheaper one.
Frame
A：你好！这个/件……多少钱？ B：……块钱。 A：太贵了！有便宜的吗？ B：有，这个……块钱。 A：好，我买这个。谢谢！
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 多少钱 to ask the price.
- \u2610 I used a classifier (件/个) with the product.
- \u2610 I used 贵 or 便宜 to comment on price.
- \u2610 I used 买 to complete the purchase.