Lesson 22 At the Clothes Store

1. 我想买一件旗袍。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn qípáo.

I want to buy a cheongsam.

2. 这是什么料子的？

Zhè shì shénme liàozi de?

What is it made of?

3. 蓝色的好还是黄色的好？

Lánsè de hǎo háishì huángsè de hǎo?

Which do you think is better? The blue one or the yellow one?

4. 能试试吗？

Néng shìshi ma?

Can I have a try on it?

5. 能打折吗？

Néng dǎ zhé ma?

Is it possible to get a discount?

对话：

对话一：

A：您要买什么衣服?

Nín yào mǎi shénme yīfu?

What kind of clothes would you like to buy?

B：我想买一件旗袍。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn qípáo.

I want to buy a cheongsam.

A：这是什么料子的？

Zhè shì shénme liàozi de?

What is it made of?

B：真丝的。

Zhēnsī de.

Silk.

对话二：

A：蓝色的好还是黄色的好？

Lánsè de hǎo háishì huángsè de hǎo?

Which do you think is better? The blue one or the yellow one?

B：蓝色的更适合您。

Lánsè de gèng shìhé nín.

I think blue suits you better.

A：能试试吗？

Néng shìshi mɑ?

Can I have a try on it?

B：您穿什么号的？

Nín chuān shénme hào de?

What size do you wear?

A：中号的。

Zhōng hào de.

Medium size.

对话三：

A：多少钱？

Duōshao qián?

How much is it?

B：九百八十元。

Jiǔbǎi bāshí yuán.

980 yuan.

A：太贵了。能打折吗？

Tài guì le. Néng dǎ zhé mɑ?

That's too expensive. Is it possible to get a discount?

B：可以打九折。

Kěyǐ dǎ jiǔ zhé.

You can get 10 percent off.