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Negotiating with a Taobao Merchant

Negotiating with a Taobao Merchant
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ID: 1907 Intermediate
You don't still actually physically go to shops and physically browse the physical merchandise, and then physically pay for it with physical money and then physically carry it away, do you? Because over here we all just use Taobao. It's very convenient. The only hassle is dealing with the seller... which is what this lesson is about.
John,Dilu
Negotiating with a Taobao Merchant
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
亲 qīn dear
码 mǎ size
偏 piān to be inclined
标准 biāozhǔn standard
你好这双鞋有货吗
nǐhǎo 你好zhè 这shuāng 双xié 鞋yǒu 有huò 货ma 吗
Hello! Do you have this pair of shoes in stock?
亲有的哦你要几码的
qīn 亲yǒu 有de 的o 哦nǐ 你yào 要jǐ 几mǎ 码de 的
We do, dear. What size would you like?
36码的你们的鞋偏大还是偏小
sānshí liù 36mǎ 码de 的nǐmen de 你们的xié 鞋piān 偏dà 大háishi 还是piān 偏xiǎo 小
Size 36. Do your shoes tend to run large or small?
亲是标准码哦平时穿多大的就买多大的
qīn 亲shì 是biāozhǔn 标准mǎ 码o 哦píngshí 平时chuān 穿duō dà 多大de 的jiù 就mǎi 买duō dà 多大de 的
They're standard sizes, dear. Just buy the size that you normally wear.
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