EP96 一起逛街 Shopping Together

 Chinese 101: Asking for other’s opinion when buying clothes

 

Grammar: Expressing "excessively"and "a little too" with "太”、“有点”

 

Language Tips:How male and female differs when shopping with someone together

 

Story of the Day:To Outsmart oneself 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

 

Dialogue:

 

A:这件衣服你觉得怎么样?

 

zhè jiàn yī fú nǐ jué dé zěn me yàng ?

 

What do you think of this piece of clothing?

 

B:太宽了,显胖。

 

tài kuān le ,xiǎn pàng 。

 

It’s too loose-fitting, it makes you look fat.

 

A:这条裙子适合我吗?

 

zhè tiáo qún zǐ shì hé wǒ ma ?

 

What do you think of this pair of pants?

 

B:有点花哨了,不大方。

 

yǒu diǎn huā shào le ,bú dà fāng 。

 

It's a little bit gaudy, it's not stylish.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【件】jiàn:piece; article; item

 

【衣服】yī fú : cloth

 

【宽】kuān : wide, broad

 

【显胖】xiǎn pàng: makes sb. Looks fat

 

【裙子】qún zǐ: dress, skirt

 

【条】tiáo: strip , item, slip

 

【有点】yǒu diǎn: a little bit

 

【花哨】huā shào: gaudy; showy; garish, fancy

 

【大方】dà fāng: generosity; in good taste