Dialogue
顾客\uFF1A
Zhè这jiàn件yī衣fu服duō多shao少qián钱？How much is this piece of clothing?
店员\uFF1A
Sān三bǎi百kuài块。Zhè这ge个yán颜sè色shì是bái白sè色de的，hěn很piào漂liang亮。Three hundred kuai. This one is white — very pretty.
顾客\uFF1A
Tài太guì贵le了！Yǒu有méi没yǒu有pián便yi宜yì一diǎn点de儿Hēi的？sè黑de色yǒu的ma有吗？Too expensive! Is there a cheaper one? Do you have it in black?
店员\uFF1A
Yǒu有！Hēi黑sè色de的liǎng两bǎi百kuài块。Hái还yǒu有hóng红sè色de的，yì一bǎi百wǔ五。Yes! The black one is two hundred. There's also a red one — one fifty.
顾客\uFF1A
Hóng红sè色de的yě也piào漂liang亮。Yǒu有méi没yǒu有lǜ绿sè色de的？The red one is pretty too. Do you have a green one?
店员\uFF1A
Lǜ绿sè色de的méi没yǒu有le了。Hóng红sè色zuì最xiǎo小，yì一bǎi百wǔ五zuì最pián便yi宜。We're out of green. The red one is the smallest size — one fifty is the cheapest.
顾客\uFF1A
Wǒ我yào要hēi黑sè色de的。Wǒ我chuān穿dà大hào号de的。I'll take the black one. I wear a large size.
店员\uFF1A
Hǎo好de的。Yí一gòng共liǎng两bǎi百kuài块。Nín您huā花liǎng两bǎi百kuài块mǎi买le了yí一jiàn件hěn很piào漂liang亮de的yī衣fu服！Great. That's two hundred total. You spent two hundred on a very pretty piece of clothing!
顾客\uFF1A
Zhè这ge个shāng商chǎng场zhēn真bú不cuò错！Wǒ我hái还xiǎng想mǎi买yì一tiáo条kù裤zi子。This mall is really nice! I'd also like to buy a pair of pants.
店员\uFF1A
Hǎo好de的！Nà那bian边yǒu有，dà大de的xiǎo小de的dōu都yǒu有，yán颜sè色yě也hěn很duō多。Great! They're over there — big and small sizes, and lots of colors too.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
商场shopping mall花to spend (money, time)钱coin万ten thousand块lump (of earth)贵expensive便宜small advantages漂亮pretty颜色color白色white黑色black红色red (color)绿色green条strip件item大big; large小small最most
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
花
钱
万
块
贵
便
漂
条
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Simple comparisons with 比
Use A 比 B + adjective to compare two people or things.
Price and shopping L2
Use 多少钱, 块, 便宜, 贵 to ask about and compare prices.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write about something you want to buy. Describe the item, its color, size, price, and whether you think it is expensive or cheap.
Frame
我想买一……（件/条/双）……。颜色是……的。……块。我觉得……（贵/便宜）。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used the correct classifier (件/条/双) for the item.
- \u2610 I mentioned a color using 色 (白色/黑色/红色/绿色).
- \u2610 I stated a price using 块.
- \u2610 I gave an opinion using 贵/便宜/漂亮.