Dialogue – What flowers do you like? 你喜欢什么花?

nǐ xǐ huān shén me huā?
你喜欢什么花?
What flowers do you like?

Beijing Garden of World’s Flowers is an ideal place to spend a day with family or friends. Situated in Fengtai District, it has 15 large greenhouses where you can enjoy a range of exotic flowers, plants and herbs in varying landscapes. The site also offers a combination of sight-seeing, science, shopping and dining.
 

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nǚ hái: nǐ hǎo, xiǎng mǎi shén me huā?
女孩:你好,想买什么花? 
Girl: Hi, what type of flowers would you like to buy?

mài kè: wǒ xiǎng mǎi shù huā sòng gěi nǚ péng you.
麦克:我想买束花送给女朋友。 
Mike: I want to buy a bouquet for my girlfriend.

nǚ hái: nà nǐ kě yǐ kàn yī xià méi guì hé bǎi hé.
女孩:那你可以看一下玫瑰和百合。 
Girl: Then I suggest you buy some roses and lilies.

mài: zhè liǎng zhǒng huā zěn me mài?
麦克:这两种花怎么卖? 
Mike: How much are they?

nǚ hái: méi guì wǔ kuài yī zhī, bǎi hé shí wǔ yī zhī.
女孩:玫瑰五块一支,百合十五一支。 
Girl: Roses are five yuan and lilies are fifteen yuan each.

mài kè: nà wǒ mǎi èr shí zhī méi guì, wǔ zhī bǎi hé. nǐ bāng wǒ bāo yī xià ba.
麦克:那我买二十支玫瑰,五支百合。你帮我包一下吧。 
Mike: Ok, I’ll take 20 roses and five lilies. Please gift-wrap them for me.

nǚ hái: dāng rán kě yǐ. wǒ men yǒu gè zhǒng gè yàng de bāo zhuāng zhǐ.
女孩:当然可以。我们有各种各样的包装纸。 
Girl: Sure. We have various kinds of wrapping paper.

mài kè: wǒ yào nà zhǒng qiǎn lán sè de. lìng wài, zhè lǐ yǒu mò lì huā pén jǐng ma?
麦克:我要那种浅蓝色的。另外,这里有茉莉花盆景吗? 
Mike: I want the light blue one. By the way, do you have any jasmine bonsai here?

nǚ hái: yǒu. dà pén de èr shí kuài, xiǎo pén de shí kuài.
女孩:有。大盆的二十块,小盆的十块。 
Girl: Yes. We’ve got big pots of jasmine for 20 yuan and small ones for 10 yuan each.

mài kè: gěi wǒ lái gè xiǎo pén de.
麦克:给我来个小盆的。 
Mike: I’d like a small pot.

nǚ hái: hǎo de. hái xū yào bié de ma?
女孩:好的。还需要别的吗? 
Girl: OK. Anything else?

mài kè: wǒ hái xiǎng mǎi pén lú huì. lú huì néng jìng huà kōng qì, hái néng yòng lái měi róng.
麦克:我还想买盆芦荟。芦荟能净化空气,还能用来美容。 
Mike: I’d like a pot of aloe, too. It’s supposed to help freshen the air and can be used for facial care.

nǚ hái: méi cuò. suǒ yǐ lú huì mài de hěn hǎo. zhè pén xíng ma?
女孩:没错。所以芦荟卖得很好。这盆行吗? 
Girl: Exactly. That’s why aloe is popular. Is this pot alright?

mài kè: kě yǐ, dà xiǎo zhèng hé shì.
麦克:可以,大小正合适。 
Mike: Yes, it is the right size.

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喜欢 xǐ huān: like 
花 huā: flower 
买 mǎi: buy 
卖 mài: sell 
一束 yī shù: a bouquet 
女朋友 nǚ péng yǒu: girlfriend 
男朋友 nán péng yǒu: boyfriend 
玫瑰 méi guì: rose 
百合 bǎi hé: lily 
茉莉 mò lì: jasmine 
盆景 pén jǐng: bonsai 
芦荟 lú huì: aloe 
各种各样 gè zhǒng gè yàng: various kinds of; a variety of 
包装 bāo zhuāng: wrap, pack 
包装纸 bāo zhuāng zhǐ: wrapping paper; packing paper 
浅色 qiǎn sè: light (color) 
深色 shēn sè: dark (color) 
能 néng: supposed to 
净化空气 jìng huà kōng qì: freshen the air 
美容 měi róng: facial care 

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