Chinese · A1 · Unit 9
Shopping and prices
买东西
By the end you can
- Ask if a shop has something
- Ask for a price and say if it's cheap or dear
- Understand prices in a short text
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 商店 | (shāngdiàn) shop (measure word 家: 一家商店) | 我家附近有一家商店。 |
| 有没有 | (yǒu méiyǒu) do you have, is there | 你们有没有牛奶？ |
| 我在找 | (wǒ zài zhǎo) I'm looking for | 我在找鸡蛋。 |
| 块 | (kuài) yuan (the spoken word; written 元 yuán) | 这个十五块。 |
| 便宜 | (piányi) cheap | 这里的水果很便宜。 |
| 贵 | (guì) expensive, dear | 这件衣服很贵。 |
| 五十 | (wǔshí) fifty | 一共五十块。 |
| 一百 | (yìbǎi) a hundred | 这双鞋一百块。 |
| 袋子 | (dàizi) bag (shops charge for them) | 要袋子吗？ |
| 小票 | (xiǎopiào) receipt | 可以给我小票吗？ |
| 超市 | (chāoshì) supermarket | 我去超市买东西。 |
| 太贵了 | (tài guì le) it's too expensive (太…了: too…) | 一百块？太贵了！ |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 我在找。
- 你们有没有？
- 这个块。
Then talk it through
In a grocery shop, asking for something you can't find. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.