Lesson 21 B

Does the red one look nice?

Conversation

 

Can you remember all the words for the dialogue? Let’s hear the following conversation.

 

nǚ shòuhuòyuán:    xiǎojiě, nín kàn  zhè jiàn   hóng yīfu   duō   hǎokàn!

售货员:         小姐,                衣服       好看!

                             Miss,  you look this JIAN  red clothe how beautiful

Shop assistant:        Miss, look, how beautiful the red one is!

 

Mǎlì :                     wǒ bù  xǐhuan hóng de,  yǒu    bié  de  yánsè  ma?

玛丽:                       喜欢       ,             

                              I    not  like    red   DE  have other DE colour MA

Mary :                    I don’t like the red one. Do you have it in other colours?

 

           yǒu.   lǜ de,         huáng de,    lán  de,   zǐ       de,    fěn de   huāde               dōuyǒu.     .

:          有。  绿的、             的、   的、紫      的、  的、花                 有。

               have. Green DE   yellow DE  blue DE  purple DE  pinkDE  flower-pattern   all   have

girl :        Yes,  we have it in green, yellow, blue, purple, pink and flower-pattern.

 

Mă          wŏ shìshi  nà   jiàn   huáng   de.

:            试试                   的。

                I    trytry that JIAN yellow DE

Mary:      May I try the yellow one?

 

nǚ           tǐng  héshì     de.

:              合适      的。

              very suitable  DE

girl :        It  fits you well.

 

         wǒ juéde yǒu   diǎnr   jǐn.   wǒ kěyǐ shìshi  nà   jiàn   lán    de ma?

:             觉得    点儿   紧。  可以试试              吗?

                I    fell    have a little tight   I   may trytry  that JIAN blue DE MA

Mary:       It’s a little bit too tight.  May I try the one in blue?

 

nǚ            hǎo.  gěi   nín.

:           好。    您。

               fine,  give you

girl:          Fine. Here you are.

 

Mǎ           ài,  mǎi   yí  jiàn    héshì   de   yīfu   zhēn    nán.      zhè jiàn    tài  féi     le

:           ,                  衣服        难。                 了。

                      buy one JIAN suitable DE clothe really difficult  this JIAN too loose LE

Mary:       It is really difficult to buy clothes that suit me well. This one is too loose.

 

nǚ:           nín  shìshi zhè  jiàn    huā               de.   yàngshì hěn xīn.   nín yídìng    xǐhuan.

:              试试                            的。样       新。   一定      喜欢。

                you trytry  this JIAN flower-pattern DE   style   very new  you certainly like

girl:          Try this flower-pattern one. It’s the new style. You will love it.

 

Mă           zhèng  héshì.   wǒ hěn mănyì.  duōshǎo    qián?

:           正       合适。    满意。         

                just    suitable. I  very satisfied. how much money

Mary:       It fits me perfectly. I am very pleased. How much is it?

 

nǚ            sānbăi  kuài.

:              块。

                300 kuai

girl:          Three hundred yuan.

 

           gěi     nǐ qián.

:            给     钱。

                give you money

Mary:       Here is the money.

 

nǚ            xièxie.    huānyíng nín zài    lái.

:           谢谢,               来。

                thanks, welcome you again come

girl:          Thanks. You are welcome to come again.     

 

 


 

Practice

 

1. Listen to the dialogue and the new words.  Try to answer the following questions.

 

  zhè jiàn hóng yīfu  zĕnmeyàng ?

a.          衣服

  mălì xĭhuan hóng yīfu  ma  ?

b. 玛丽 喜欢      衣服 

  nàli  yŏu shénme yánsè de yīfu?

c. 那里   什么    颜色   衣服

  mălì  juéde huáng yīfu   zĕnmeyàng?

d. 玛丽 觉得       衣服  怎么  样?

  lán yīfu  héshì ma?

e. 衣服 合适 

  măi  yí jiàn  héshì  de  yīfu ,  nán   bu  nán  ?

f.       合适    衣服,难      

  huā  yīfu  de   yàngshì  zĕnmeyàng ?

g.    衣服    样式     怎么  

  mălì  mănyì  nà jiàn  huā  yīfu  ma  ?

h. 玛丽 满意   那件        衣服 

  nà jiàn  huā  yīfu  duōshao  qián  ?

i.        衣服  多少        

  shòuhuòyuán   gāoxìng ma  ?

j. 售货员           高兴      

 

2. Listen to the tape and pay attention to the tones and pronunciation?

 

3. Tell your shopping experience in Chinese.

 

Tape version

 

Part one: new words

1.

red colour

hóngsè

2.

beautiful, good looking

hǎokàn

3.

shop assistant

shòuhuòyuán

4.

MW

jiàn

5.

clothes

yīfu

6.

how (indicating degree or extent)

duō

7.

other, another

biéde

8.

colour

yánsè

9.

green

10.

yellow

huáng

11.

blue

lán

12.

purple

13.

pink

fěn

14.

flower

huā

15.

try

shì

16.

very

tǐng

17.

suitable, fit

héshì

18.

think, feel

juéde

19.

a bit

yǒudiǎnr

20.

tight

jǐn

21.

difficult

nán

22.

loose fitting, fat

féi

23.

style, pattern

yàngshì

24.

new

xīn

25.

just, precisely

zhèng

26.

satisfy

mǎnyì

27.

welcome

huānyíng

               

Part two: expressions

A

I not like red’s

I don’t like the red one.

B

have other colour ’s  MA

Do you have any other colours?

C

I think a bit tight

I think it’s a bit too tight.

 

Part three: conversation

a.

Miss you see this JIAN red clothes how beautiful

Miss, look, how beautiful the red one is!

b.

I not like red's have other colour's ma

 

I don’t like the red one. Do you have it in other colours?

a.

have  green's  yellow's  blue's purple's  pink's and flower-pattern's all have

Yes, we have it in green, yellow, blue, purple, pink and flower-pattern.

b.

I have a try that JIAN yellow's

May I try the yellow one?

a.

very fit DE

 

It fits you well.

 

b.

I feel a bit tight I can have a try that JIAN blue's MA

It’s a little bit too tight.  May I try the one in blue?

a.

fine. give you

Fine. Here you are.

b.

oh buy one JIAN fit de clothes really difficult this JIAN too loose le

It is really difficult to buy clothes that suit me well. This one is too loose.

a.

you have a try this JIAN flower-pattern's

Try this flower-pattern one.

 

style very new you definitely like

It’s the new style. You will love it.

b.

just fit I very satisfied how much money

It fits me perfectly. I am very pleased. How much is it?

a.

three hundred kuai

Three hundred yuan.

b.

give you money

Here’s the money.

a.

thanks welcome you again come 

Thanks. Please come again.