Chinese Lesson 16: How much is this clothes?
Sentence Pattern
Words
1.件(jiàn):[quantifier]piece
2.衣服(yīfu):[n]clothes
3.最(zuì):[adv]most
4.买(măi):[v]to buy
5.试(shì):[v]to try
6.一下(yíxià):[adv]used after a verb, indicating a brief action
7.颜色(yánsè):[n]color
8.蓝色(lánsè):[n]blue
9.大(dà):[adj]large, big
Background
Dachuan is strolling in a clothing store and sees cheong-sam and Tang Dynasty garments of different colors and styles. He wants to buy a red cheong-sam for Li Mei.
Dialogue One
这件衣服多少钱?
二百八十元。
二百元可以吗?
最低二百二十元。
好的,我买了。
Background
Dachuan sees a blue Tang Dynasty garment in a clothing store. He tries it on and likes it. He wants to buy it for himself.
Dialogue Two
我可以试一下吗?
Kěyǐ. Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme yánsè de?
可以。你想要什么颜色的?
Ok. What color would you like?
Lánsè de.
蓝色的。
Blue.
Yǒuméiyǒu dà yìdiǎnr de?
有没有大一点儿的?
Is there a bigger one?
Méiyǒu.
没有。
No.