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How can you ask about prices and payment?
Follow an imagined shopping visit to discuss prices, payment and a personal budget.
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俊在一家小商店里看到一本笔记本。
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Jun finds a notebook in a small shop.
Jùn zài yī jiā xiǎo shāngdiàn lǐ kàndào yī běn bǐjìběn.
拿到柜台以前，他先问价格。
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He asks the price before taking it to the desk.
Ná dào guìtái yǐqián, tā xiān wèn jiàgé.
店主说价格是十二元。
Mandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
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The shopkeeper says it costs twelve yuan.
Diànzhǔ shuō jiàgé shì shí'èr yuán.
俊买了一本笔记本，还要了一张收据。
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Jun buys one notebook and asks for a receipt.
Jùn mǎi le yī běn bǐjìběn, hái yào le yī zhāng shōujù.
他带了现金，所以先确认商店收不收现金。
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He has cash, so he checks whether the shop accepts it.
Tā dài le xiànjīn, suǒyǐ xiān quèrèn shāngdiàn shōu bù shōu xiànjīn.
他的朋友今天选择什么也不买。
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His friend chooses not to buy anything today.
Tā de péngyou jīntiān xuǎnzé shénme yě bù mǎi.
How much is the notebook?
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Jun finds a notebook in a small shop.
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