Boss, how much is this cloth? ...(translate)
_ laoban老板 boss,
qingWen请问 please
ZheJian这件 this piece
yifu衣服 cloth
duoshao多少 how much
qian钱 money?/Boss, please ask, this cloth how much money? In most cases, we use the word 衣服 yifu when shopping for coat/jacket/shirt, even we have different words for those type of clothes. 99 Yuan for that one. ...(translate)
_ Na那 that
Jian件 piece
jiushijiu 九十九 99。/that one 99 Note that we could say [That one is 99.], by adding a word 是/is. Shop owners tend to be busy and they always use short sentences. This one is a little small. ...(translate)
_ ZheJian 这件 this one
youdian 有点 a little
xiao 小 small。/this one a little small 一点 yidian is a frequently used word in Chinese, it also means a few sometimes. Hold on. ...(translate)
_ shaodeng 稍等,/wait a minute. 等 = wait I will give you an extra large size one. ...(translate)
_ I give you 我给你 I give you
naJian 拿件 bring one
chaoDahao de 超大号的 extra larger。/I for you bring an extra large one. for you = an adverbial modifier, which needs to be ahead of the verb [bring]. great, thanks. ...(translate)
_ haode, shaodeng 好的,谢谢。/ok, thank you. 好的 = ok/all right/fine... Try it on. ...(translate)
_ ni 你 you
Shi 试 try
yiXia 一下 (an easy tone)。/you have a try. 试 = try; 尝试 = try (formly) Still a little bit tight. ...(translate)
_ haiShi 还是 still
youdian 有点 a little
jin 紧 tense。/still a little tense.
We don't have any larger one. ...(translate)
_ wo 我 I
Zheli 这里 here
meiyou 没有 not have
GengDade 更大的 larger
le 了 le。/My here not have larger le. 更 = more/...er 160 Yuan, ...(translate)
_ yibai Liushi 一百六十 160
Kuai 块 Yuan
qian 钱 money,/one hundred sixty Yuan money 块 = Yuan, in daily conversations. 元 = Yuan, used on formal occasions. I will buy two, ok? ...(translate)
_ wo mai 我买 I buy
liangJian 两件 two pieces
xing Buxing 行不行 ok not ok?/I buy two, ok not ok? 行不行,好不好,可以不可以 = can't I/is that ok? no way, that's too low. ...(translate)
_ Na Buxing 那不行,That not ok
Tai shao le 太少了 too little。/no way. too little. 钱太少 money is too little; 价格太低 price is too low; I really like this style. ...(translate)
_ I ting xihuan 我挺喜欢 I do like
Zhe KuanShi 这款式 this style
de 的。/I do like this style.
What a shame. Thank you anyway. ...(translate)
_ hao kexi 好可惜,duoXie le多谢了。/What a shame. Thanks.
Don't go. 180, I give you two. ...(translate)
_ biezou biezou 别走别走don't go dont' go,
yibaiba ba 一百八吧,180 Then
give you给你 give you
two pieces 两件 two pieces。/don't go dont go. 180 then, give you two.
160 Yuan should do just fine. ...(translate)
_ yibaiLiu一百六160
keyi la 可以啦should do fine,/160 OK la.
I have been living in China for years. ...(translate)
_ wo 我I
Zai zhongguo 在中国 in China
Zhule 住了 lived
hao jinian 好几年quite a few years
le 了,/I in China lived quite a few years.
I know the prices. ...(translate)
_ zhiDao 知道know
Jiage 价格prices
de 的。/know price de.
OK, OK, I will pack them for you. ...(translate)
_ haoba haoba 好吧好吧 OKOK,
wo geini 我给你I for you
Bao hao 包好 pack well。/ok ok, I for you pack well.
Again, close your eyes, at least try to remember the pinyin.
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