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  Light and Dark Colors of Clothing
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 ID: 1268 Elementary
 
Sure, you know your basic colors. What it comes to clothes shopping, though, you want to find just the right shade. In this lesson, learn how to specify light and dark colors in Mandarin Chinese. (And then you might just have to go shopping in Shanghai to prove your mastery.)
 
          Mon Oct 12 2009 | Jenny, John
        
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  | SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先生 | xiānsheng | sir | |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | |
| 什么 | shénme | what | |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color | 
先生,你喜欢什么颜色? 
 xiānsheng , nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè ?
 Sir, what color do you like?
灰色。 
 huīsè 。
 Gray.
你看,这件怎么样? 
 nǐ kàn , zhè jiàn zěnmeyàng ?
 Look, how about this one?
不太好看,颜色有点儿深。有没有浅一点儿的? 
 bùtài hǎokàn , yánsè yǒudiǎnr shēn 。 yǒu méiyǒu qiǎn yīdiǎnr de ?
 No, the color is a bit dark. Do you have something lighter?
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