Recycled Hanyu Unit 3

by admin on July 9, 2008

This is Unit 3 of the Money Module in our Learn Mandarin Chinese Video series.

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Transcript of Mandarin Chinese video in Hanyu Pinyin, Simplified Chinese characters, and English translation
DIALOGUE 1
A: Qĭng nǐ gĕi wo kànkan nèige huāpíng. 请你给我看看那个花瓶。 Please give me that vase to look at.
B: Nĕige? Zhèige lánde, háishi zhèige hóngde?
哪个?这个蓝的,还是这个红的?Which one? This blue one or this red one?
A: Nèi liăngge dōu gĕi wŏ kànkan, hăo ma?
那两个给我看看,好吗?Give me both of them to look at. All right?
B: Hăo. 好 Certainly.

A: Zhèige hóngde duōshǎo qián? 这个红的多少钱? How much is
B: Zhèige hóngde 这个红的十二块钱一个.
A: Lánde ne? 蓝的呢? How about the blue one?
B: Zhèige lánde èrshíwǔ kuàiqián yīgè. 这个蓝的二十五块钱一个。
A: Lánde tài guì le. 蓝的太贵了。
The blue one is too expensive.
A: Wŏ măi hóngde ba. Hóngde piányì. 我买红的吧。 红的便宜。 I’ll buy the red one, I guess. The red one is cheaper.
B: Hăo. 好 Certainly.

DIALOGUE 2
C: Zhèige huāpíng hěn hǎo. Guì ba? 这个花瓶很好。贵吧?
D: Bù guì hÄ›n piányí. 不贵。很便宜。It’s not expensive. It’s very cheap.
C: Nèige ne? 那个呢? How about that one?
D: Zhèige yÄ› bù guì. 这个也不贵。This one’s not expensive, either.

DIALOGUE 3
A: Ní yŏu dà yìdiǎnrde ma? 你有大一点儿的吗? Do you have one a little larger?
B: Yŏu. Nín kàn, zhèige zĕnmeyàng? 有。你看。这个怎么样? We do. What do you think of this one?
A: Zhèige dàde zhēn hăokàn. 这个大的真好看。This large one is really nice looking.
A: Hăo, wŏ măi dàde ba. 好,我买大的吧。 Okay, I’ll buy the large one, I guess.
B: Nín yào jĭge? 您要几个?How many do you want?
A: Qĭng gĕi wŏ liăngge ba. 请给我两个吧。How about giving me two, please.

Vocabulary

ba – final particle
dàde – large
duōshÇŽo qián? – how much
gÄ•i – give
guì – expensive
hăokàn – nice looking
hóngde – red
huāpíng – vase
jÄ­ge? – how many?
lánde – blue
liăngge – two
măi – buy
nèige – that
nín – you (polite)
piányí – cheap
qÄ­ng – please
wŏ – I
yào – want
zhèige this
zhēn

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