Independent Learning Centre at CUHK

Putonghua


	1. GoChinese
	2. Phonetic Knowledge
		Initials and Finals
		Tones
		Tonal Change
	3. Initial-Final Combinations
	4. Greetings
	5. Placing an Order
	6. Attending Class
	7. Making Inquiries
	8. Shopping
	9. About Time

买东西 Shopping

1. Vocabulary

2. Dialogue

3. Sentence Patterns

Yī
一、

Cíhuì
词汇

Vocabulary

要	yào	to want
买	mǎi	to buy
什么	shénme	what
想	xiǎng	would like to; to think
裙子	qúnzi	skirt or dress
能	néng	can, to be able to
试	shì	to try
试衣室	shì yī shì	fitting room
太	tài	too
小	xiǎo	small
大	dà	big
号(码)	hào	size
卖	mài	to sell
完	wán	finished, completed
双	shuāng	a pair
鞋	xié	shoe(s)
多少	duōshǎo	how much; how many
钱	qián	money
折扣	zhékòu	discount
黑色	hēisè	black

Notes: “卖完” means “sold out” or “out of stock”.

Èr Duìhuà
二、对话　　Dialogue

( 一 )

What are you looking for? (May I help you?)

	I would like to take a look at that skirt.

Hǎode.
好的。

	Sure. No problem.

Néng
能

shìshi
试试

mɑ?
吗？

	May I try it on?

	Yes, certainly. The fitting room is over there..

	It's too small, do you have a larger size?

	Sorry, the larger ones have all sold out.

Hǎode,
好的，

xièxie
谢谢

nǐ.
你。

	Ok, thank you.

( 二 )

	Excuse me, how much is it for this pair of shoes?

Sānbǎi
三百

jiǔshí
九十

jiǔ.
九。

	Three hundred ninety-nine.

Yǒu
有

zhékòu
折扣

mɑ?
吗？

	Is there any discount?

Duìbuqǐ,
对不起，

méiyǒu.
没有。

	Sorry, no discount.

	I want to buy a pair of shoes, size thirty-six.

Hēisè
黑色

de
的

mɑ?
吗 ?

	Black?

Shìde.
是的。

	Yes.

Hǎode.
好的。

	OK.

Xièxie.
谢谢。

	Thanks.

Sān
三、

Jùxíng
句型

yǔ
与

tìhuɑn
替换

Sentence patterns and practice phrases

	I want to buy a book.

衣服	yīfu	clothing, clothes
裙子	qúnzi	skirt(s)
鞋	xié	shoe(s)
裤子	kùzi	pants
帽子	màozi	hat(s)
围巾	wéijīn	scarf (scarves)


	2.	Yǒu 有	hēisè 黑色	de 的	mɑ? 吗 ?

	Do you have it/them in black?

红色	hóngsè	red
黄色	huángsè	yellow
白色	báisè	white
蓝色	lánsè	blue


	3.	Zhè 这	yīfu 衣服(1)	tài 太	dà 大(2)	le. 了。

	The clothes are too big.

(1)			(2)
裤子	kùzi	pants	长	cháng	long
裙子	qúnzi	skirt	紧	jǐn	tight
围巾	wéijīn	scarf	短	duǎn	short

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