This lesson is about buying and selling things.

 

 

Lesson 12 ບົດຮຽນທີ12

 

ເຈົ້າຢາກຊື້ຫຍັງແດ?

 

你要买什么? Listen here:

Chinese

Hanyu pinyin

Ni3

yao4

Mai3

什么

She4 me4

English

You

Want Buy

What

 

ເຈົ້າ

ຢາກ ຊື້

ຫຍັງ

 

 

ຂ້ອຍຢາກຊຶ້ໝາກມ່ວງ2ກີໂລ

 

我要买两公斤芒果。 Listen here:

Chinese

Hanyu pinyin

Wo3

Yao4

Mai3

Liang3

公斤

Gong1 jin1

芒果

Mang2 guo3

English

I

want buy 2 (for counting) Kilograms Mango
 

ຂ້ອຍ

ຢາກ

ຊຶ້

ກີໂລ

ໝາກມ່ວງ

 

 

ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ?

 

价钱多少? Listen here:

价钱

jia4 qian2

多少

Duo1 shao3

English

Price

How much

 

ລາຄາ

ເທົ່າໃດ

 

 

ຂາຍແນວໃດ?

 

怎么卖? Listen here:

Chinese

Hanyu pinyin

怎么

Zen3 me4

Mai4

English

How to

Sell

 

ແນວໃດ

ຂາຍ

Note that the word for sell (‘卖’ (mai4)) is very similar to the word for buy (‘买’ (mai3)), except that the tones are different.

 

ແພງໂພດແລ້ວ ລຸດໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງໄດ້ບໍ່

 

太贵了,可以便宜一点吗? Listen here:

Chinese

Hanyu pinyin

Tai4

Gui4

Le4

可以

Ke3 yi3

便宜

Pian2 yi2

一点

Yi4 dian3

Ma1

English

Too

Expensive / pricey already Can / possible Cheap A bit

(normally used at the end of a yes-or-no question)

 

ໂພດ

ແພງ ແລ້ວ ໄດ້ ລຸດລາຄາ (ລາຄາຖືກ) ໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ

ບໍ່

 

 

Try in Chinese: Imagine you are at the market talking to a Chinese vegetable seller. How will you talk to the vegetable seller?

 

At a market