Hanyu 汉语 Hànyǔ

This is Unit 2 of the Money Module of our Recycled Hanyu Series.

Transcript of video in Hanyu Pinyin, Simplified Chinese characters, and English translation

DIALOGUE 1

A: Wŏ xiăng măi diănr diănxīn.
我想买一点儿点心。
I’m going to buy some pastries.

Zhèige xiăo diănxīn duōshao qián yìjīn?
这个小点心多少钱一斤？
How much are these small pastries per catty?

B: Bāmáo qián yìjīn.
八毛钱一斤。
Eighty cents a catty.

A: Qĭng ni gĕi wo liăngjīn.
请你给我两斤。
Please give me two catties.

B: Nín hái yào diănr shénme?
您还要点儿什么？
What else do you want?

A: Wŏ hái yào qìshuĭ.
我还要汽水。
I want some pop too.

Duōshao qián yìpíng?
多少钱一瓶？
How much is it per bottle?

B: Liăngmáo wǔfēn qián. Nín yào jǐ píng?
两毛五分钱。您要几瓶?
It’s twenty-five cents. How many bottles do you want?

A: Qǐng gěi wǒ sān píng.
请给我三瓶.
Please give me three bottles.

Diǎnxīn qìshuǐ yígòng duōshǎo qián?
点心，汽水一共多少钱？
How much are the pastries and pop altogether?

B: Liǎngjīn diǎnxīn yíkuài liùmáo qián. Sānpíng qìshuǐ qīmáo wǔfēn qián.
两斤点心一块六毛钱。三瓶汽水七毛五分钱。
Two catties of pastries $1.60. Three bottles of pop 75 cents

Yígòng liǎngkuài sānmáo wǔfēn qián.
一共两块三毛五分钱。
That’s $2.35 altogether.

A: Zhèi shì sānkuài qián.
Here’s three dollars.
这是三块钱。

B: Zhăo ni liùmáo wǔfēn qián.
找您六毛五分钱。
Here’s sixty-five cents (in) change.

A: Xièxie, zàijiàn.
谢谢，再见。
Thank you. Good-bye.

B: Zàijiàn.
再见。
Good-bye.

DIALOGUE 2

A: Zhège dà píngguŏ duōshao qián yìjīn?
这个大苹果多少钱一斤？
How much are the large apples per catty?

B: Dàde sìmáo wǔfēn qián yìjīn.
大的四毛五分钱一斤。
The large ones are forty-five cents a catty.

A: Xiăode duōshao qián yìjīn?
小的多少钱一斤？
How much per catty are the small ones?

B: Sānmáo wǔ.
三毛五。
Thirty-five cents.

A: Qĭng gĕi wŏ sānjīn nèige xiăode.
请给我三斤那个小的。
Please give me three catties of those small ones.

B: Hăo, sānjīn yíkuài líng wǔ.
好，三斤一块零五。
Certainly. Three catties are $1.05

Nín hái yào shénme?
您还要什么？
What else would you like?

A: Wŏ bú yào shénme le.
我不要什么了。
I don’t want anything else.

VOCABULARY

dà 大 to be large
dàren 大人 adult
-de 的 (marker of modification)
diănr 点儿 a little,
diănxin (yíkuài, yìjīn) 点心 snack, some pastry,
féizào (yíkuài) 肥皂 soap
-fēn 分 cent
gĕi 给 to give
hái 还 also, additionally
-jīn 斤 catty (l.l pound)
júzi 桔子 oranges, tangerines
-kuàì 块 piece (counter)
líng 零 zero
mǎimài 买卖 business
-máo 毛 dime
píjiǔ 啤酒 beer
-píng 瓶 bottle
píngguǒ (píngguo) 苹果 apple
qĭng 请 please
qìshuĭ 汽水 soda, carbonated soft drink
xiăo 小 to be small
xiăoháizi 小孩子 child
yào 要 to want
zàijiàn 再见 good-bye
zhăo 找 to give change
zuò mǎimài 做买卖 to do business