Chinese Basic 1
Shopping

Wang Li goes to the shopping centre to buy a birthday present for his mother.

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购物中心
售货员:先生你好!您想买手提包吗?
Shòuhuòyuán:Xiānsheng nǐ hǎo! Nín xiǎng mài shǒutíbāo ma?
Shop assistant:Hello Sir! Would you like to buy a handbag?
王李:嗯,明天是我妈妈的生日,我想给她买个礼物。我可以看看那个手提包吗?
Wáng Lǐ:Ng, míngtián shì wǒ māma de shēngri, wǒ xiǎng gěi tā mài ge lǐwù. Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan nà ge shǒutíbāo ma?
Wang Li:Yes, tomorrow is my mothers birthday, I would like to buy a present for her. Can I take a look at the handbags?
售货员:当然可以。这是今年的流行款式。
Shòuhuòyuán:Dāngrán kěyǐ. Zhè shì jīnnián de tǒngxíng kuǎnshì
Shop assistant:Of course. This style is very fashionable this year.
王李:哦,谢谢!那个钱包挺漂亮,我可以看看吗?
Wáng Lǐ:Ò, Xièxie! Nà ge qiánbāo tǐng piāoliàng, wǒ kěyǐ kànkan ma?
Wang Li:Oh, thank you! That purse is quite nice, can I take a look?
售货员:可以。这个钱包有三种颜色,黑的,白的和蓝色的。
Shòuhuòyuán:Kěyǐ. Zhè ge qiánbāo yǒu sān zhǒng yánse, hēide, báide hé lánsède.
Shop assistant:You can. This purse comes in three colours, black, white and blue.
王李:嗯,这个钱包多少钱?
Wáng Lǐ:Ng, zhè ge qiánbāo duōshǎo qiǎn?
Wang Li:Ok, how much is the purse.
售货员:三百五十八元。
Shòuhuòyuán:Sānbǎiwǔshíbā Yuán.
Shop assistant:Three hundred and fiftyeight Yuan.
王李:我喜欢这个钱包,麻烦您帮我拿个黑的。
Wáng Lǐ:Wǒ xǐhuan zhè ge qiánbāo, máfan nín bāng wǒ ná ge hēide.
Wang Li:I like the purse, could I ask you to get me the black one.
售货员:这个可以吗?您看看吧。
Shòuhuòyuán:Zhè ge kěyǐ ma? Nín kànkan ba.
Shop assistant:Is this one ok? Have a look.
王李:这个不错,谢谢。可不可以帮我包上?
Wáng Lǐ:Zhè ge bùcuò, xièxie. Kě bù kěyǐ bāng wǒ bāo shàng?
Wang Li:This one is fine, thank you. Could you wrap it for me?
售货员:没问题。三百五十八元。
Shòuhuòyuán:Méi wèntí. Sānbǎiwǔshíbā Yuán.
Shop assistant:No problem. That is threehundred and fiftyeight Yuan then.
王李:你们收信用卡吗?
Wáng Lǐ:Nǐmen shōu xìnyòngkǎ ma?
Wang Li:Do you accept credit cards?
售货员:收。请您输入密码。
Shòuhuòyuán:Shōu. Qǐng nín shūrù mìmǎ.
Shop assistant:We do. Please enter your pin.
王李:好的。
Wáng Lǐ:Hǎode.
Wang Li:Ok.
售货员:谢谢。
Shòuhuòyuán:Xièxie.
Shop assistant:Thank you.
王李:谢谢,再见。
Wáng Lǐ:Xièxie, zàijiàn.
Wang Li:Thank you, goodbye.

Look at the vocabulary below. To practice your understanding you can hide either the Chinese, the Pinyin or the English. Click on the icons to see the hidden word again.

   
hp购物中心gòuwù zhōngxīnshopping centre
hp售货员shòuhuòyuánshop assistant
hp手提包shǒutíbāohandbag
hp明天míngtiāntomorrow
hp生日shēngrìbirthday
hpgěifor
hp礼物lǐwùpresent
hpkànto take a look
hp当然dāngránof course
hp今年jīnniánthis year
hp流行liúxíngpopular, fashionable
hp款式kuǎnshìstyle
hp钱包qiánbāowallet, purse
hptǐngquite, rather
hp漂亮piāoliàngbeautiful
hpzhǒngtype, kind
hp颜色yánsècolor
hphēiblack
hpbáiwhite
hp蓝色lánsèblue
hpYuánmain unit of Chinese currency
hp喜欢xǐhuanto like
hp麻烦máfan[expression used to make a request]
hpbāngto help
hpto pick up, to get
hp不错bùcuògood
hp没问题méi wéntǐno problem
hpshōuto accept
hp信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
hp输入shūrùto enter (a code)
hp密码mìmǎpin, code
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:

售货员: 先生你好!您想买手提包吗? ⬇ ✔
王李: 嗯,明天是我妈妈的生日,我想给她买个礼物。我可以看看那个手提包吗? ⬇⬇ ✔
售货员: 当然可以。这是今年的流行款式。⬇⬇✔
王李: 哦,谢谢!那个钱包挺漂亮,我可以看看吗?⬇⬇✔
售货员: 可以。这个钱包有三种颜色,黑的,白的和蓝色的。⬇⬇✔
王李: 嗯,这个钱包多少钱?⬇⬇✔
售货员: 三百五十八元。⬇⬇✔
王李: 我喜欢这个钱包,麻烦您帮我拿个黑的。⬇⬇✔
售货员: 这个可以吗?您看看吧。⬇⬇✔
王李: 这个不错,谢谢。可不可以帮我包上?⬇⬇✔
售货员: 没问题。三百五十八元。⬇⬇✔
王李: 你们收信用卡吗?⬇⬇✔
售货员: 收。请您输入密码。⬇⬇✔
王李: 好的。⬇⬇✔
售货员: 谢谢。⬇⬇✔
王李: 谢谢,再见。⬇✔

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