2.5.3: Shopping for Clothes (模块三- 买衣服)

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Module III: Shopping for Clothes

模块三：买衣服

Scenario 3.1: Li Ming asks the salesperson for a white T-shirt to try on.

LM:

这种T恤衫有白色的吗？

有，您穿多大的？

我穿大号的。

您穿大号很合适。

好的，我要两件，一件白色

的，一件灰色的。

两件可以打九五折。一共一百六十七块二。

T恤衫

tīxùshān

T-shirt

大号

dà hào

large size

合适

héshì

fit, suitable

打折

dǎzhé

to give a discount

Note:

打折 means “give a discount.” Note that the expressions are different in English and in Chinese. See the chart:

5% off	打九五折	dǎ jiǔwǔ zhé
10% off	打九折	dǎ jiǔ zhé
15% off	打八五折	dǎ bāwǔ zhé
20% off	打八折	dǎ bā zhé

Scenario 3.2: An Dawei wants to return the pants he bought last month.
AD: S: AD: S: AD: S: AD:	你好，我想退这条裤子。你是什么时候买的？上个月买的。哦，你为什么要退啊？我的黑裤子太多了，我应该买别的颜色的裤子。这个裤子还有蓝色和褐色，你要不要看看？好的。	退	tuì	to return
		裤子	kùzi	pants
		应该	yīnggāi	should
		别的	biéde	other
		褐色	hésè	brown
Note: 的is used to indicate that the action happened in the past and emphasizes that the time or place of the action is the focus of the sentence. For example, 你是什么时候买的? - 上个月买的。 (lit. “When did you buy them? – Last month.”) 是 is often used before a time phrase or a place phrase to indicate the focus. Note that了is not necessary in this structure, since the “past” meaning has been implied with 的. In this scenario, An Dawei and the salesperson both knew Dawei had bought the pants in the “past.” They were trying to figure out “when” the action happened.