Lesson:20 苹果 一 斤 多少 钱？
How much is one jin of apples?
A: 你 买 什么？
What are you buying?
B: 我 买 水果。苹果 一 斤 多少 钱？
I buy fruit. How much is one jin of apples?
A: 三块。
Three yuan.
B: 三块？太 贵 了。两块五 吧。
Three yuan? It's too expensive。Can I have 2.5 yuan.
A: 你 要 几 斤？
How many kilos do you want?
B: 我 买 五 斤。
I'll buy 5 jin.
A: 还 要 别的 吗？
Any thing else?
B: 橘子 怎么 卖？
How do you sell oranges?
A: 两块。
Two yuan
B: 要 两 斤。一共 多少 钱？
Give me 2 jin. How much altogether?
A: 一共 十六块五。你 给 十六块 吧。
16.5 yuan altogether. You can just give 16 yuan.
B: 给 你 钱。
Here's the money.
A: 这 是 五十，找 您 三十四块。
This is fifty yuan, Here's your change 34 yuan
Chinese Character and Word.
两 /liǎng/ 买 /mǎi/ 块 /kuài/ 斤 /jīn/ 还 /hái/ 吧 /bā/ 贵 /guì/ 多 /duō/ 少 /shǎo/ 分 /fēn/ 元 /yuán/ 角 /jiǎo/ 卖 /mài/ 给 /gěi/ 找 /zhǎo/ 多少 /duō shǎo/ 水果 /shuǐ guǒ/ 苹果 /píng guǒ/ 公斤 /gōng jīn/ 别的 /bié de/ 橘子 /jú zi/
Chinese Grammars.
1: about “多少钱”
“..... + num. + m. + 多少钱”, is used to inquire a price while shopping.
苹果 一 斤 多少 钱？
How much is a jin of apples?
You can also use:
“..... + 多少钱 + num. + m.”
菠萝 多少 钱 一 斤？
How much is 1 jin of pineapple?
西瓜 多少 钱 一 斤？
How much is 1 jin of watermelon?
And can also use:
“..... + 怎么 卖?”
橘子 怎么 卖？
How do you sell oranges?
2: RMB spoken
First:
China basically does not use “分” now.
Second:
17.7 yuan read “十七块七毛” but ““毛” can be omitted.
Now exercise example:
2.8 yuan = “两块八”
3.2 yuan = “三块二”
4.5 yuan = “四块五”
5.2 yuan = “五块二”
7.2 yuan = “七块二”
16 yuan = “十六块”
16.5 yuan = “十六块五”
34 yuan = “三十四块”
3: The modal particle “吧”
“..... 吧 ” may express a tone of demand, request or talking over something
For example:
三块？太 贵 了。两块五 吧。
Three yuan? It's too expensive。Can I have 2.5 yuan.
一共 十六块五。你 给 十六块 吧。
16.5 yuan altogether. You can just give 16 yuan.
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