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At a small shop: ask before buying

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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At a small shop: ask before buying

Fictional story · local synthesized audio, listening review pending

俊在一家小商店里看到一本笔记本。

Mandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)

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Translation and pinyin

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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Translation and pinyin

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。

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Translation and pinyin

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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Translation and pinyin

Jun buys one notebook and asks for a receipt.

Jùn mǎi le yī běn bǐjìběn, hái yào le yī zhāng shōujù.

Supporting vocabulary

商店 · 价格 · · 现金 · 零钱 · · · 便宜 · · 收据 · 礼物 ·

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Turn the story into an exchange

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Main scenario

At a small shop: ask before buying — start an exchange

Jun finds a notebook in a small shop.

How can you ask about prices and payment?

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A different setting

At a small shop: ask before buying — a changed situation

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Cultural notes and sources

Follow an imagined shopping visit to discuss prices, payment and a personal budget.

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