HSK 3.0 Level 2 \u00B7 Lesson 9

Shopping for clothes at the mall

A customer is at a clothing store in a shopping mall, asking about prices, colors, and sizes before buying.

Outcome: Ask about prices (多少钱), compare items (贵/便宜/大/小), use classifiers (件/条/双), and negotiate (便宜一点儿).

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l2-09-u95ee-u7b54-u5546-u54c1-u60c5-u51b510 dialogue lines18 words

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.

View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192

Characters 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.

View full Level 2 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 白色的衣服多少钱?
Q2. 顾客最后买了什么颜色的?
Q3. 顾客觉得三百块怎么样?
Q4. 绿色的衣服有吗?
Q5. 顾客还想买什么?

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.

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