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HSK 1 Chinese Survival Chinese

At the Bookstore

在书店

Zài shūdiàn

2:38 min video · 9 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 王姐 Wáng Jiě你好，你找什么？Nǐ hǎo, nǐ zhǎo shénme?Hello, what are you looking for?
  2. 大卫 Dà Wèi我想买一本中文书。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì běn zhōngwén shū.I want to buy a Chinese book.
  3. 王姐 Wáng Jiě这本书很好，你看看。Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo, nǐ kànkan.This book is very good, take a look.
  4. 大卫 Dà Wèi这本书多少钱？Zhè běn shū duōshao qián?How much is this book?
  5. 王姐 Wáng Jiě二十八块。Èr shí bā kuài.Twenty-eight yuan.
  6. 大卫 Dà Wèi好，我要这本。Hǎo, wǒ yào zhè běn.Good, I want this one.
  7. 大卫 Dà Wèi请问，在哪儿给钱？Qǐngwèn, zài nǎr gěi qián?Excuse me, where do I pay?
  8. 王姐 Wáng Jiě在门口，那边。Zài ménkǒu, nàbian.By the door, over there.
  9. 大卫 Dà Wèi谢谢你！Xièxie nǐ!Thank you!

About this lesson

After this lesson you can ask a bookstore clerk for a Chinese book, ask the price, and ask where to pay.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
找zhǎoto look forHSK 1
想买xiǎngmǎiwant to buy
中文zhōngwénChinese languageHSK 1
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much money
我要wǒyàoI want
在哪儿zàinǎrwhere
门口ménkǒudoorway, entranceHSK 1

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