Wang Li goes to the shopping centre to buy a birthday present for his mother.
| 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 zhōngxīn | shopping centre |
| hp | 售货员 | shòuhuòyuán | shop assistant |
| hp | 手提包 | shǒutíbāo | handbag |
| hp | 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| hp | 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| hp | 给 | gěi | for |
| hp | 礼物 | lǐwù | present |
| hp | 看 | kàn | to take a look |
| hp | 当然 | dāngrán | of course |
| hp | 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| hp | 流行 | liúxíng | popular, fashionable |
| hp | 款式 | kuǎnshì | style |
| hp | 钱包 | qiánbāo | wallet, purse |
| hp | 挺 | tǐng | quite, rather |
| hp | 漂亮 | piāoliàng | beautiful |
| hp | 种 | zhǒng | type, kind |
| hp | 颜色 | yánsè | color |
| hp | 黑 | hēi | black |
| hp | 白 | bái | white |
| hp | 蓝色 | lánsè | blue |
| hp | 元 | Yuán | main unit of Chinese currency |
| hp | 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like |
| hp | 麻烦 | máfan | [expression used to make a request] |
| hp | 帮 | bāng | to help |
| hp | 拿 | ná | to pick up, to get |
| hp | 不错 | bùcuò | good |
| hp | 没问题 | méi wéntǐ | no problem |
| hp | 收 | shōu | to accept |
| hp | 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | credit card |
| hp | 输入 | shūrù | to enter (a code) |
| hp | 密码 | mìmǎ | pin, code |
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? | ![]() |
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| 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? | ![]() ![]() |
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| 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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