Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 3
Numbers and Prices
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一 yī num one 二 èr num two 三 sān num three 四 sì num four 五 wǔ num five 六 liù num six 七 qī num seven 八 bā num eight 九 jiǔ num nine 十 shí num ten |
| Conversation I | ||||
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| Mandarin | English | |||
| 顾客： | zhège 这个 duōshao多少 qián钱？ |
Customer: | How much is this? | |
| 服务员： | zhège 这个 wǔ五 kuài块。 |
Waitress: | This is RMB5. | |
| 顾客： | nàge 那个 duōshao多少 qián钱？ |
Customer: | How much is that? | |
| 服务员： | nàge 那个 shí十 kuài块。 |
Waitress: | That is RMB10. | |
| Vocabulary | ||||
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个 gè measure word universal measure word 多少 duōshao pron how many, how much 钱 qián n money 块 kuài measure word basic unit of RMB |
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| Conversation II | ||||
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| Mandarin | English | |||
| 服务员： | nǐ 你 yào要 shénme什么？ |
Waitress: | What would you like? | |
| 顾客： | kāfēi 咖啡 duōshao多少 qián钱？ |
Customer: | What does it cost for a coffee. | |
| 服务员： | bā 八 kuài块 qián钱 yì一 bēi杯。 |
Waitress: | RMB8 a cup. | |
| 顾客： | wǒ 我 yào要 yì一 bēi杯 kāfēi咖啡。 |
Customer: | I would like a cup of coffee. | |
| 服务员： | hǎode 好的。 nǐ你 yào要 hànbǎo汉堡 ma吗？ |
Waitress: | Okay. Would you like burger? | |
| 顾客： | wǒ 我 bùyào不要 hànbǎo汉堡。 xièxie谢谢！ |
Customer: | I do not want burger. Thank you! | |
| Vocabulary | ||||
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要 yào v want 杯 bēi measure word cup 汉堡 hànbǎo n burger |
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