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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Heater, Sold Out

Looking for a heater with Lan on a cold Saturday: hear that the shop is sold out, say you can't get one anywhere, hear that you can get one online, ask how many days, and hear that delivery is tomorrow.

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THE STORY

It is a cold Saturday afternoon at the end of November, in the third electrical shop of the day in Hangzhou, and Lan already has her phone out.

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取暖器。qǔnuǎnqìa heater, word for word take warmth device
我 想 买 一 个 取暖器。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí ge qǔnuǎnqìI'd like to buy a heater.
都 卖 完 了。dōu mài wán leall sold out, word for word all sell finished changed
这 家 店 都 卖 完 了。zhè jiā diàn dōu mài wán leThis shop's all sold out.
多少 钱 一 个？duōshao qián yí geHow much each?
我 去 了 三 家 店 了！wǒ qù le sān jiā diàn leI've been to three shops now!
买 不 到。mǎi bu dàocan't get one, word for word buy not arrive
天 冷 了， 到处 都 买 不 到。tiān lěng le, dàochù dōu mǎi bu dàoIt's turned cold, you can't get one anywhere.
买 不 到？ 那 怎么办？mǎi bu dào, nà zěnmebànCan't get one? Then what do I do?
买 得 到。mǎi de dàocan get one, word for word buy get arrive

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