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HSK1·Lesson 10

The Apples Here Are Really Affordable!

这儿的苹果真便宜！

Be able to comprehend and recognize product prices, and talk about them simply | Master the use of adjectival-predicate sentences | Master the use of the interrogative pronoun "怎么样" | Recognize Renminbi (RMB)

Text 1

在一家小店，王一雪在买杯子

zài yì jiā xiǎo diàn ， wáng yì xuě zài mǎi bēi zi

In a small shop, Wang Yixue was buying a cup

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)请问，有杯子吗？
售货员 (Shop assistant)有，杯子在这边。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)多少钱一个？
售货员 (Shop assistant)这些五块钱一个，那些十块钱一个。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)我买这个吧。

Text 2

在菜市场，王一雪在买水果

zài cài shì chǎng ， wáng yì xuě zài mǎi shuǐ guǒ

At the market, Wang Yixue was buying fruit

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)这儿的水果真不少！
售货员 (Vendor)您想买什么？
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)我想买两斤苹果。
售货员 (Vendor)苹果三块五一斤。这些七块二，七块钱吧。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)好的，这儿的苹果真便宜！

Text 3

在商场里，刘明和王一雪在给孩子买衣服

zài shāng chǎng lǐ ， liú míng hé wáng yì xuě zài gěi hái zi mǎi yī fu

In the shopping mall, Liu Ming and Wang Yixue were shopping for clothes for their children

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)这家商店衣服真多！这件一百元，怎么样？
刘明 (Liu Ming)好看，也不贵。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)小雪能穿，买一件吧。
刘明 (Liu Ming)好的。小明能穿吗？
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)不能。这些是女孩子穿的衣服，男孩子的衣服在那儿。
刘明 (Liu Ming)好的。
HanziPinyinEnglish
杯子bēizicup; glass
售货员shòuhuòyuánshop assistant; salesperson; vendor
这边zhèbiānhere; this side
钱qiánmoney
这些zhèxiēthese
块kuàifor silver dollars or paper money (colloquial for 元)
那些nàxiēthose
这儿zhèrhere

role_play

角色扮演：三人一组，一个人扮演售货员，两个人扮演顾客，仿照本课三篇课文的内容对话。

Role-Play: Work in groups of three. One student plays the shop assistant and the other two play the customers. Refer to the three texts in this lesson and create a dialogue.

水果shuǐguǒfruit
少shǎofew; little
斤jīnjin (= 500 grams)
苹果píngguǒapple
便宜piányicheap; affordable
商店shāngdiànshop; store
衣服yīfuclothes
件jiànpiece (measure word for clothes)
元yuányuan (Chinese currency unit)
怎么样zěnmeyànghow (used to enquire about nature, condition, manner of something)
贵guìexpensive
穿chuānwear; put on
女nǚfemale; woman
男nánmale; man
那儿nàrthere; that place

Expression of Amount of Money

China's currency is known as Renminbi (RMB). Its units, ranked from the largest to the smallest, are "元" (yuán), "角" (jiǎo), and "分" (fēn), which are colloquially referred to as "块" (kuài), "毛" (máo), and "分" (fēn) respectively. The standard order of denomination is: 元/块→角/毛→分.

  • 两分 (liǎng fēn)

    0.02元

  • 两毛 (liǎng máo)

    0.2元

  • 三块 (sān kuài)

    3元

  • 三块二 (sān kuài èr)

    3.2元

  • 六块零两分 (liù kuài líng liǎng fēn)

    6.02元

  • 二百零二块两毛 (èrbǎi líng èr kuài liǎng máo)

    202.2元

Adjectival-Predicate Sentences

Adjectives can be used directly as predicates, with adverbs of degree or negative adverbs optionally placed before them.

  • 这儿的水果真不少！ (Zhèr de shuǐguǒ zhēn bù shǎo!)

    There's really so much fruit here!

  • 我的房间不大。 (Wǒ de fángjiān bú dà.)

    My room is not big.

  • 那个苹果好吃。 (Nàge píngguǒ hǎochī.)

    That apple is delicious.

Interrogative Pronoun "怎么样" (zěn me yàng)

The interrogative pronoun "怎么样" (zěn me yàng) is used to ask for opinions or inquire about a situation, and so on. Basic structure: ……怎么样 (zěn me yàng)？

  • A: 这个杯子怎么样？B: 我很喜欢，也不贵。 (A: Zhège bēizi zěnmeyàng? B: Wǒ hěn xǐhuan, yě bú guì.)

    A: What do you think of this cup? B: I like it very much, and it's not expensive.

  • A: 这本书怎么样？B: 很好看。 (A: Zhè běn shū zěnmeyàng? B: Hěn hǎokàn.)

    A: What do you think of this book? B: Very nice.

  • A: 这个菜怎么样？B: 这个菜不太好吃，我不喜欢。 (A: Zhège cài zěnmeyàng? B: Zhège cài bú tài hǎochī, wǒ bù xǐhuan.)

    A: What do you think of this dish? B: This dish doesn't taste that good. I don't like it.