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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

New Year Goods

Shop for New Year goods with Missus Wang: ask what to buy, order ten jin of tangerines from a stall in the politest way, explain that every relative gets some, and go on to buy red envelopes.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The market street at the foot of Longjing village a week before New Year, Missus Wang with a shopping trolley, and the fruit seller behind his crates of tangerines.

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买 年货。mǎi niánhuòbuy the New Year goods, word for word year goods
欧文， 今天 买 年货。ōuwén, jīntiān mǎi niánhuòOwen, today we buy the New Year goods.
买 什么 年货？mǎi shénme niánhuòWhat New Year goods do we buy?
橘子，júzitangerines, rising, then light
橘子， 鱼， 还有 年糕。júzi, yú, háiyǒu niángāoTangerines, fish, and New Year cake.
要 不 要 尝尝？yào bu yào chángchangWant a taste?
一 斤 多少 钱？yì jīn duōshao qiánHow much is a jin?
来 十 斤 橘子。lái shí jīn júziten jin of tangerines, word for word come ten jin
麻烦 您， 来 十 斤 橘子。máfan nín, lái shí jīn júzicould I trouble you, ten jin of tangerines
老板， 麻烦 您， 来 十 斤 橘子。lǎobǎn, máfan nín, lái shí jīn júziBoss, could I trouble you: ten jin of tangerines. Politely.

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