{"id":10777,"date":"2019-11-18T00:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T00:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-090-shopping-2\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T00:48:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T00:48:46","slug":"lesson-090-shopping-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/lesson-090-shopping-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 090 &#8211; Shopping (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"left\">Cam:&nbsp; Yajie, we are co<em><\/em>ntinuing with our lessons on  shopping, one of your favourite things to do, I know.&nbsp; Yesterday on  Chinese Studio, we looked at buying a jacket, but it was too small!<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; Right, Cam.&nbsp; Today we are going to co<em><\/em>ntinue the lesson.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s check key words of the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Words of the Day<\/strong> <br \/>  I&rsquo;m afraid this is too  expensive. \u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09 Can I pay by credit card? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3  neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?)\uff0fCan I pay by cheque? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2  yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?) Can I use this coupon? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4f18\u60e0\u5238\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4  you1hui4quan4 ma?) All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Cam:&nbsp; Okay, so I found a jacket that fits.&nbsp; I know how to ask the  price&hellip; it&rsquo;s duo shao qian.&nbsp; And the shop-keeper told me it was 400  kuai!&nbsp; That&rsquo;s&nbsp;outrageouly&nbsp;expensive.&nbsp; So how do I tell him that? <br \/>  YJ: You can say\u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09<br \/>  Cam: \u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09<br \/>  YJ: \u592a (tai4) means too, or very. <br \/>  Cam: \u592a (tai4)<br \/>  YJ: \u8d35 (gui4), g-u-i, the fourth tone, means expensive.<br \/>  Cam: \u8d35 (gui4)<br \/>  YJ: \u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09I&rsquo;m afraid this is too expensive.<br \/>  Cam: \u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; Then you can bargain with the seller. For example, you may say &ldquo;\u80fd\u4e0d\u80fd\u4fbf\u5b9c\u70b9\u513f\uff1f(neng2bu4neng2 pian2yi dian3 er3?)&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: \u80fd\u4e0d\u80fd\u4fbf\u5b9c\u70b9\u513f\uff1f(neng2bu4neng2 pian2yi dian3 er3?)&rdquo; I know what it means. It means &ldquo;Could it be a little bit cheaper?&rdquo;<br \/>  YJ: Yes. \u80fd\u4e0d\u80fd\u4fbf\u5b9c\u70b9\u513f\uff1f(neng2bu4neng2 pian2yi dian3 er3?) We&rsquo;ve learned it before. <br \/>  Cam: Ok. \u4fbf\u5b9c(pian2yi) means cheap. So this is going to be useful for me.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation1:<\/p>\n<p>  Cam: Sometimes I don&rsquo;t take mo<em><\/em>ney with me. I want to use a credit card or pay with a cheque. How do I&nbsp;ask if I can do that? <br \/>  YJ: You can ask &ldquo;\u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?)&rdquo; Can I pay by credit card? <br \/>  Cam: \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?)<br \/>  YJ: \u6211 means (wo3), I. \u80fd(neng2), can. <br \/>  Cam: \u6211 (wo3). \u80fd(neng2).<br \/>  YJ: \u7528 (yong4), y-o-n-g, the fourth tone, to use.<br \/>  Cam: \u7528(yong4).<br \/>  YJ: xinyong, credit. <br \/>  Cam: xinyong.<br \/>  YJ: \u5361(ka3), the third tone, meaning card.&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: \u5361(ka3)<br \/>  YJ: \u4fe1\u7528\u5361 (xin4yong4ka3), credit card.<br \/>  Cam: \u4fe1\u7528\u5361 (xin4yong4ka3).<br \/>  YJ: \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?)?<br \/>  Cam: \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?), Can I pay by credit card?<br \/>  YJ: If you want to use cheque, you can say &ldquo;\u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?)&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?)<br \/>  YJ: \u652f\u7968 (zhi1piao4), cheque. <br \/>  Cam: \u652f\u7968 (zhi1piao4).<br \/>  YJ: &ldquo;\u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?)&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: &ldquo;\u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?)&rdquo; Can I pay by cheque?<\/p>\n<p>Conversation2:<\/p>\n<p>Cam: Yajie, what&rsquo;s Chinese word for coupon? <br \/>  YJ: It&rsquo;s \u4f18\u60e0\u5238 (you1hui4quan4)<br \/>  Cam:  OK. \u4f18\u60e0\u5238 (you1hui4quan4). So &ldquo;Can I use this coupon?&rdquo; in Chinese should  be \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4f18\u60e0\u5238\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 you1hui4quan4 ma?). Right? <br \/>  YJ: Yes. \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4f18\u60e0\u5238\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 you1hui4quan4 ma?).<br \/>  Cam: \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4f18\u60e0\u5238\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4 you1hui4quan4 ma?). Okay, can I use this coupon?<\/p>\n<p>Conversation3:<\/p>\n<p>  Key Words Reminder <br \/>  I&rsquo;m afraid this is too  expensive. \u592a\u8d35\u4e86\u3002\uff08tai4 gui4 le. \uff09 Can I pay by credit card? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4fe1\u7528\u5361\u5417\uff1f(wo3  neng2 yong4 xin4yong4ka3 ma?)\uff0fCan I pay by cheque? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u652f\u7968\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2  yong4 zhi1piao4 ma?) Can I use this coupon? \u6211\u80fd\u7528\u4f18\u60e0\u5238\u5417\uff1f(wo3 neng2 yong4  you1hui4quan4 ma?)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1773140981\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cam:&nbsp; Yajie, we are continuing with our lessons on  shopping, one of your favourite things to do, I know.&nbsp; Yesterday on  Chinese Studio, we looked at buying a jacket, but it was too small!<br \/>\n  YJ:&nbsp; Right, Cam.&nbsp; Today we are going to continue the lesson.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s check key words of the day.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2853],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-10777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-chinese","tag-chinese-studio"],"views":171,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}