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Cam: Perfect Chinese your way, in o<\/em>nly five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam. \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d, Yajie.
Yajie: \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d(z\u01ceoshang h\u01ceo), Cam. Last time we learned how to say some words related to time. Cam, do you remember how to say “what time is it now?” in Chinese?
Cam: I sure do. It’s\u73b0\u5728\u51e0\u70b9\uff1f(xianzai ji dian?)
Yajie: Then how do you say half past six in Chinese?
Cam: It’s\u516d\u70b9\u534a(liu dian ban).
Yajie: Today I will teach you what to say when you are shopping.
Cam: I definitely need that.  I always want to buy some street food, but I never know what it is, or how to ask the price.  How do you say “how much is it” in Chinese?
Yajie: Let’s find out in today’s Key words of the day.<\/p>\n

************Key words of the day<\/strong>
Today we’ll learn some ex<\/em>pressions when you buy something.\u5143\u3001\u89d2\u3001\u5206. \u8fd9\u4e2a\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1fHow much is it? \u4e09\u5757, three yuan. All in today’s Chinese Studio. \u3000
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Yajie: Chinese currency is called Renminbi.  It is composed of \u5143\u3001\u89d2, \u5206.
Cam: \u5143(yuan), \u89d2(jiao), \u5206(fen).
Yajie: one\u5143(yuan) equals ten\u89d2(jiao), and one\u89d2(jiao) equals10\u5206(fen).
Cam: I heard that\u5143 is also called \u5757(kuai) in Chinese. For example \u516d\u5757 (liu kuai).
Yajie: Yes. You are right. And in colloquial Chinese, \u89d2(jiao) is also called\u6bdb(mao).<\/p>\n

Conversations:<\/p>\n

Yajie: From the co<\/em>nversations you may hear “\u8fd9\u4e2a\u591a\u5c11\u94b1” \uff1f
Cam: What does that mean?
Yajie: “\u8fd9\u4e2a\u591a\u5c11\u94b1” means how much is it? \u8fd9\u4e2ameans this in English. \u8fd9\u4e2a. Or you can say zhèige. 
Cam: \u8fd9\u4e2a(zhèige).
Yajie: \u591a\u5c11means how much. \u591a, d-u-o, the first tone; \u5c11,s-h-a-o, the third tone. Literally, \u591ameans “many or much”, \u5c11 means “few or little”. But together it means “how much… ? or how many…?”
Cam: \u591a\u5c11 (duoshao).
Yajie: \u94b1 means money. \u94b1, q-i-a-n, the second tone. It’s the generic term for currency or money.
Cam: \u94b1 (qian).<\/p>\n

Conversations:<\/p>\n

Cam: So Yajie, If I want to buy some apples, how do I say“How much are these apples?”
Yajie: Good question. In Chinese “How much are these apples\uff1f” is pingguo duo sha chan\uff1f
Cam: \u82f9\u679c\u591a\u5c11\u94b1 (pínggu\u01d2 du\u014dshao qián)\uff1f
Yajie: \u82f9\u679c is apple.
Cam: \u82f9\u679c (pínggu\u01d2)  So I can say pingguo du\u014dshao qián\uff1f
Yajie: Great! pingguo du\u014dshao qián\uff1f<\/p>\n

Cam:  So Yajie, what would the answer be?
Yajie:  Well, let’s say the apples cost 3 yuan per half a kilogram.  In Chinese, this is:  pingguo san kuai qian yi jin. San kuai means three yuan.  Yi jin means half a kilogram.
Cam:  So the apples cost three yuan for a half a kilogram.  Pingguo san kuai qian yi jin.<\/p>\n

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************ Key words Reminder
Today we’ve learned the ex<\/em>pressions when you buy something. \u5143\u3001\u89d2\u3001\u5206. \u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u82f9\u679c\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f\u4e09\u5757\u94b1\u4e00\u65a4\u3002\u3000<\/div>\n