Shopping for the Wife
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ID: 1802
Intermediate
This is a Chinese lesson for all those poor unfortunate men who have been sent on shopping missions, and whose wives were smart enough to deflect the "I don't know what you like" excuse by providing an actual photo of the object of desire. Learn about shoes and bags here.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 让 | ràng | to want, to have | |
| 双 | shuāng | pair | |
| 种 | zhǒng | kind of | |
| 起来 | qǐlai | to rise up |
你好先生买鞋啊男鞋在那边
nǐhǎo 你好xiānsheng 先生mǎi 买xié 鞋a 啊nánxié 男鞋zài 在nàbiān 那边
Hello, sir. Buying shoes? Men's shoes are over there.
哦不是我太太让我帮她买一双这种鞋你看
ò 哦bùshì 不是wǒ 我tàitai 太太ràng 让wǒ 我bāng 帮tā 她mǎi 买yī 一shuāng 双zhèzhǒng 这种xié 鞋nǐ 你kàn 看
Oh, no. My wife wants me to buy a pair of these shoes for her. Take a look!
哦是坡跟鞋在这边你看喜欢哪一双
ò 哦shì 是pōgēnxié 坡跟鞋zài 在zhèbiān 这边nǐ 你kàn 看xǐhuan 喜欢nǎ 哪yī 一shuāng 双
Oh, they're wedges. Over here. Which pair do you like?
这双不错穿起来舒服吗
zhè 这shuāng 双bùcuò 不错chuān 穿qǐlai 起来shūfu 舒服ma 吗
This pair is nice. Are they comfortable?
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