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At the Market


Vocabulary
  1. 自由市场 zì yóu shì chǎng: open market
  2. 斤 jīn: jīn (Chinese unit of weight)
  3. 贵 guì: expensive
  4. 便宜 pián yi: cheap
  5. 最 zuì: most
  6. 多 duō: a lot
  7. 葡萄 pú táo: grape
  8. 那么 nà me: then

Mike decides to go to the market to buy some fruit:

Nǚ hái: Xiān shēng, nín yào diǎnr shén me?
女孩:先生,您要点儿什么?
Girl: What can I do for you, sir?

mài kè: Pú táo duō shǎo qián yī jīn?
麦克:葡萄多少钱一斤?
Mike: What's the price of grapes per jin?

Nǚ hái: Yī kuài bā máo qián yī jīn.
女孩:一块八毛钱一斤。
Girl: One yuan and eight mao per jin.

mài kè: Tài guì le, pián yi diǎnr xíng ma?
麦克:太贵了,便宜点儿行吗?
Mike: That's too expensive. Can you make it a bit cheaper?

Nǚ hái: Zuì duō yī jīn pián yi wǔ fēn.
女孩:最多一斤便宜五分。
Girl: The most I could come down is five fen.

mài kè: Yī kuài liù máo qian yī jīn kě yǐ ma?
麦克:一块六毛钱一斤可以吗?
Mike: How about one yuan and six mao per jin?

Nǚ hái: Duō mǎi kě yǐ.
女孩:多买可以。
Girl: If you buy a lot, that'll be okay.

mài kè: Nà me wǒ mǎi wǔ jīn ba.
麦克:那么我买五斤吧。

Mike: Then I'll buy five jin.
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