Sentence Pattern
这件衣服多少钱?(Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshǎo qián?):
How much is this clothes?
Words
1.件(jiàn):[quantifier]piece
2.衣服(yīfu):[n]clothes
3.最(zuì):[adv]most
4.买(măi):[v]to buy
5.试(shì):[v]to try
6.一下(yíxià):[adv]used after a verb, indicating a brief action
7.颜色(yánsè):[n]color
8.蓝色(lánsè):[n]blue
9.大(dà):[adj]large, big
Background
Dachuan is strolling in a clothing store and sees cheong-sam and Tang Dynasty garments of different colors and styles. He wants to buy a red cheong-sam for Li Mei.
Dialogue One
Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshǎo qián?
这件衣服多少钱?
How much does this clothing cost?
Èrbǎi bāshí yuán。
二百八十元。
280 yuan.
Èrbǎi yuán kěyǐ ma?
二百元可以吗?
That's too expensive. 200 yuan.
Zuìdī èrbǎi èrshí yuán.
最低二百二十元。
At least 220 yuan.
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎi le.
好的,我买了。
OK. I'll take it.
Background
Dachuan sees a blue Tang Dynasty garment in a clothing store. He tries it on and likes it. He wants to buy it for himself.
Dialogue Two
Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià ma?
我可以试一下吗?
Can I try it on?
Kěyǐ. Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme yánsè de?
可以。你想要什么颜色的?
Ok. What color would you like?
Lánsè de.
蓝色的。
Blue.
Yǒuméiyǒu dà yìdiǎnr de?
有没有大一点儿的?
Is there a bigger one?
Méiyǒu.
没有。
No.