We Need to Discuss My Allowance
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ID: 2717
Intermediate
At some point you need to become financially independent and stop taking handouts from your parents. In todays lesson you'll learn lots of useful money related terms that many intermediate will find useful.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 价钱 | jiàqian | price | |
| 难得 | nándé | rare, seldom | |
| 付不起 | fùbuqǐ | to be unable to afford | |
| 考虑 | kǎolǜ | to consider |
这件衣服好好看哦嗯价钱写在哪呃好贵算了
zhè 这jiàn 件yīfu 衣服hǎohǎokàn 好好看ò 哦ng4 嗯jiàqian 价钱xiě 写zài 在nǎ 哪è 呃hǎo 好guì 贵suànle 算了
That dress looks really great, huh? Where is the price? Eh... it's really expensive, forget it.
没关系你难得回来爸爸帮你买
méiguānxi 没关系nǐ 你nándé 难得huílai 回来bàba 爸爸bāng 帮nǐ 你mǎi 买
It's OK, you don't come home often, I'll buy it for you.
不用啦我已经开始打工了买衣服的钱我可以自己付
bùyòng 不用la 啦wǒ 我yǐjīng 已经kāishǐ 开始dǎgōng 打工le 了mǎi 买yīfu 衣服de 的qián 钱wǒ 我kěyǐ 可以zìjǐ 自己fù 付
Don't worry about it! I've already started working part time, I can pay for my own clothes.
可是你不是说这件衣服太贵吗你自己付不起爸爸可以买给你啊
kěshì 可是nǐ 你búshì 不是shuō 说zhè 这jiàn 件yīfu 衣服tài 太guì 贵ma 吗nǐzìjǐ 你自己fùbuqǐ 付不起bàba 爸爸kěyǐ 可以mǎi 买gěi 给nǐ 你ā 啊
But didn't you say that the dress was too expensive? If you can't afford it, your dad can buy it for you.
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