Lesson
three shoping
(part one)
Week three 一共多少钱
Learn the following two sentences
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Yígòng
duōshao qián? |
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| All together how much money |
Play Media How much is it all together.
New words
| Yígòng | Play Media | All together. It is used as an adverb in sentences. Yígòng is placed before a verb or adverb. For example wǒ yígòng zuò le shí ge cài I cooked ten dishes all together. |
| Duōshao qián | Play Media | How much is it? This is a useful expression when shopping in China. Duōshao how much (is it) is a Chinese question word. In the above sentence it is followed by the word qián money. The expression means how much money. If in a real situation one could say zhè ge duōshao qián How much is this? |
Supplementary words
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Yóuxì pán |
Play Media computer games | |
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Shǒubiăo |
Play Media watch |
Say the following sentences in Chinese by using the word-order-table below
How much is the iPhone? Do you have anything cheaper? How much is the Apple Computer? Could you please change a red one for me? How much is that red watch? How much all together?
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Shǒu jī
Diàn năo computer
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 numbers in Chinese
| How much did you spent on food? (How did you spend on eating?) | Play Media |
| I spent a lot on alcohol. (I spent a lot on drinking.) | Play Media |
| Could you please change this pair of shoes for me? | Play Media |
| I would like to change some Chinese money (rénmínbì RMB) | Play Media |
| This watch isn't cheap. | Play Media |
| I bought four iPhones. | Play Media |