This lesson is about buying and selling things.
Lesson 12 ບົດຮຽນທີ12
ເຈົ້າຢາກຊື້ຫຍັງແດ?
你要买什么? Listen here:
Chinese
Hanyu pinyin |
你 Ni3 |
要
yao4 |
买
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 |
我 Wo3 |
要
Yao4 |
买
Mai3 |
两
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 |
卖 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 |
太 Tai4 |
贵
Gui4 |
了
Le4 |
可以
Ke3 yi3 |
便宜
Pian2 yi2 |
一点
Yi4 dian3 |
吗 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?
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