Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 24
在商店买东西Shopping at the store
Shop for clothes, shoes and hats, talk about colors and sizes, and use 了 to say something is done.
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在商店— At the shop
- 白月大友, 我想买衣服.I want to buy clothes.
- 大友什么颜色?What color?
- 白月红的, 蓝的也行.Red — blue is OK too.
- 大友红的多. 这个红的, 三百块.We have lots of red ones. This red one is 300 yuan.
- 白月太贵了. 二百块, 行吗?Too expensive. 200, OK?
- 大友行! 给你.OK! Yours.
- 白月谢谢! 我明天就穿.Thanks! I'll wear it tomorrow.
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颜色和大小— Colors and sizes
- 大友文山, 你的鞋多大?Wen Shan, what size are your shoes?
- 文山四十二号.Size 42.
- 大友黑的, 白的, 你想买哪个?Black or white?
- 文山黑的. 我也想买一个帽子.The black ones. I'd like to buy a hat too.
- 大友帽子在那儿. 真好看!Hats are over there. Really nice!
- 文山你这儿的东西都好看.Everything here looks nice.
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- 衣服
nounclothing
- 鞋
nounshoes
- 帽子
nounhat
- 大小
nounsize
- 长
adjectivelong
- 短
adjectiveshort
- 颜色
nouncolor
- 黑
adjectiveblack
- 白
adjectivewhite
- 红
adjectivered
- 蓝
adjectiveblue
- 东西
nounthing; stuff
- 穿
verbto wear
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- 衣
clothing
衣服 yīfu — clothing- 服
comfortable; serve (in 舒服)
衣服 yīfu — clothing舒服 shūfu — comfortable; well不舒服 bù shūfu — unwell; uncomfortable (fixed phrase)- 颜
(in 颜色 = color)
颜色 yánsè — color- 色
color (in 颜色)
颜色 yánsè — color- 红
red
红包 hóngbāo — red envelope- 蓝
blue
- 鞋
shoes
- 黑
black
黑板 hēibǎn — blackboard- 帽
(in 帽子 = hat)
帽子 màozi — hat- 长
long
成长 chéngzhǎng — grow; develop- 短
short
短信 duǎnxìn — text message- 东
(in 卫东 = Wei Dong (42, university lecturer))
东西 dōngxi — thing; stuff买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop- 西
(in 东西 = thing; stuff)
东西 dōngxi — thing; stuff买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop- 穿
to wear
穿 chuān — to wear
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yīclothingWriting
hóngredWriting
báiwhiteWriting
chánglongWriting
hēiblackRecognition
lánblueRecognition
duǎnshortRecognition
sècolor (in 颜色)Recognition
chuānwearRecognition
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Particle 了 — completion / change of state
Explanation
了 has two roles: (1) After V = completion. 我吃了 ("I ate / have eaten"). (2) End of sentence = change of state / new situation. 太贵了! / 我累了 ("now I'm tired"). Different positions: post-V vs sentence-end.
Examples
- 我买了衣服.I bought some clothes.
- 太短了!Too short!
- 我吃饱了.I'm full.
- 商店关了.The shop is closed (now).
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什么 + noun: which kind?
Explanation
什么 before a noun asks which kind: 什么颜色? (What color?), 什么菜? (What dish?). To answer, put your word where 什么 was: 红的 (a red one), 我喜欢中国菜 (I like Chinese food).
Examples
- 什么颜色?What color?
- 你想吃什么菜?What dish would you like?
- 你喜欢什么衣服?What clothes do you like?
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