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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。
Mandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
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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 · 钱 · 现金 · 零钱 · 买 · 卖 · 便宜 · 贵 · 收据 · 礼物 ·
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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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.
Is there a similar or different practice in your life? You may invent an example or skip this question.
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