Lesson three Shopping (part one)

Week four 我没有零钱。别找了。

Learn the following two sentences

Wǒ méiyou   líng qián. bié     zhăo               le

I      not have changes. Don't give changes le

Play Media  I don't have any changes. Don't give me the changes (keep the changes).

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Líng qián	Play Media	changes Líng pieces qián money líng qián means small pieces of money
Zhăo	Play Media	to give changes. zhăo qián to give changes (to somebody). Zhăo has another meaning which is to look for. For example zhăo qián can also mean to look for money.
Bié	Play Media	don't  It often ends with the phrase with particle le which indicates the change of a situation. For example bié hē le don't drink anymore (stop drinking).

Use the following word-order-table to form sentences.

Word-order-table

subject	verbs	object
Wǒ   I	bié  zhăo   don't give the changes	qián    money
Nĭ   you	zhăo      look for	shénme   what
Tā   he, she

                

Listening to the following sentences by clicking on the following links. Hover the mouse over "Answer" to view the answers.

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Now you should be able to say the following sentences in Chinese

I 'm looking for my mobile phone	Play Media
Don't look for him anymore.	Play Media
You don't buy a computer for him	Play Media
He didn't give me any changes	Play Media
What are you looking for?	Play Media
(Drinking) what can get you drunk?	Play Media
Don't buy this one. That one is cheap	Play Media
I don't have any changes.	Play Media