HSK 1 ≈ CEFR A1 92 characters 10 sentences

Going Shopping (买东西)

One red shirt, one price question, one small negotiation.

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买东西

星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ妈妈māma商店shāngdiàn
On Saturday morning my mum and I went to the shops.
xiǎngmǎi一件yíjiàn衣服yīfu
I wanted to buy a piece of clothing.
商店shāngdiànde / dì衣服yīfu很多hěnduōhěn漂亮piàoliang
There were a lot of clothes in the shop and they were pretty.
看见kànjiàn一件yíjiàn红色hóngsède / dì衣服yīfu
I saw a red one.
wèn:“这件zhèijiàn衣服yīfu多少duōshaoqián?”
I asked, "How much is this?"
shuō:“三百sānbǎikuài。”
She said, "Three hundred yuan."
shuō:“tàiguìle / liǎo / liào。”
I said, "That's too expensive."
妈妈māmashuō:“便宜piányi一点yīdiǎnér可以kěyǐ?”
Mum said, "A bit cheaper, could you?"
最后zuìhòu我们wǒmen买了mǎile这件zhèijiàn衣服yīfu二百èrbǎikuài
In the end we bought it for two hundred yuan.
hěn喜欢xǐhuande(possessive)xīn衣服yīfu
I really like my new clothes.

Words to notice

商店shāngdiàn
Store (shop)
衣服yīfu
Clothes
kuài
Lump (piece - mw for things in chunks and sheets and slices)
tài
Too (very - highest - great)
guì
Expensive (honorable)
便宜piányi
Cheap (inexpensive)
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