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Buying Makeup

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ID: 2704 Intermediate
Buying makeup for the first time can be confusing. Especially if you're in a foreign land having to do it in your second language. After this lesson you'll be able to get exactly what you want next time you're in need of some cosmetics.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics
基本 jīběn basic
化妆 huàzhuāng to apply makeup
皮肤 pífū skin
你好我想买化妆品只要最基本的就好了我没有化过妆
nǐhǎo 你好wǒ 我xiǎngmǎi 想买huàzhuāngpǐn 化妆品zhǐyào 只要zuì 最jīběn 基本de 的jiùhǎole 就好了wǒ 我méiyǒu 没有huà 化guò 过zhuāng 妆
Hello, I want to buy some makeup, I just want the basics, I've never worn any before.
好我看一下你的皮肤嗯还不错你不太会长痘痘哦
hǎo 好wǒ 我kàn 看yíxià 一下nǐ de 你的pífū 皮肤ng4 嗯hái búcuò 还不错nǐ 你bú 不tài 太huì 会cháng 长dòudou 痘痘ò 哦
OK, let me have a look at your skin. Yes... It's quite good, you don't seem to have a lot of pimples, do you?
对朋友都说我是干性皮肤很羡慕我可是我常常会长一些小粉刺会这样红红的
duì 对péngyou 朋友dōu 都shuō 说wǒ 我shì 是gānxìng 干性pífū 皮肤hěn 很xiànmù 羡慕wǒ 我kěshì 可是wǒ 我chángcháng 常常huì 会cháng 长yìxiē 一些xiǎo 小fěncì 粉刺huì 会zhèyàng 这样hónghóng 红红de 的
No, all my friends say I have dry skin. They're all jealous of me, but I often get small pimples, very red like this.
那是因为太干你要多用保湿的产品我们公司的保湿乳液非常有名
nà 那shì 是yīnwèi 因为tài 太gān 干nǐ 你yào 要duō 多yòng 用bǎoshī 保湿de 的chǎnpǐn 产品wǒmen gōngsī 我们公司de 的bǎoshīrǔyì 保湿乳液fēicháng 非常yǒumíng 有名
That's because your skin is too dry, you should use moisturizing products more. Our moisturizer is very famous.
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