Stage 3 · Lesson 17

Shopping and comparing sizes

Ask about price and weight and compare sizes.

15 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/36 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安

超市chāo shì今天jīn tiān卖mài的de水果shuǐ guǒ便宜pián yi吗ma？这zhè位wèi商shāng人rén说shuō，一yī公gōng斤jīn就jiù是shì两liǎng斤jīn。

Is the fruit at the supermarket inexpensive today? The seller says one kilogram equals two jin.

小禾

这里zhè lǐ的de一yī斤jīn按àn五wǔ百bǎi克kè算suàn，一yī千qiān克kè就jiù是shì一yī公gōng斤jīn。先xiān看kàn清qīng楚chu用yòng哪个nǎ gè单dān位wèi，再zài看kàn价jià钱qián。

Here a jin is counted as five hundred grams, and a kilogram is one thousand grams. Check the unit before comparing prices.

安安

买mǎi好hǎo水果shuǐ guǒ，我wǒ想xiǎng再zài看kàn大dà衣yī和hé鞋xié。这zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu有点儿yǒu diǎn er长cháng，能néng看kàn看kàn短duǎn一点儿yī diǎn er的de吗ma？

After buying fruit, I would like to look at coats and shoes. This coat is a little long. Is there a shorter one?

小禾

可以kě yǐ比bǐ较jiào大dà小xiǎo，也yě试shì试shì穿chuān着zhe走zǒu路lù。价jià钱qián低dī不bù一yī定dìng合hé适shì你nǐ，拿ná起qǐ来lái轻qīng也yě不bù等děng于yú穿chuān着zhe舒shū服fu。

Compare sizes and try walking in them. A low price does not guarantee suitability, and light weight does not guarantee comfort.

Extension reading

安ān安ān先xiān问wèn单dān位wèi，再zài问wèn数shù量liàng，终zhōng于yú把bǎ买mǎi水果shuǐ guǒ的de钱qián算suàn清qīng楚chu。她tā没有méi yǒu只zhǐ听到tīng dào便宜pián yi就jiù马mǎ上shàng买mǎi很hěn多duō。

Anan checks the unit and quantity and works out the fruit cost. She does not immediately buy a lot just because it sounds cheap.

看kàn衣服yī fu时shí，小xiǎo禾hé帮bāng她tā比bǐ较jiào长cháng短duǎn。安ān安ān选xuǎn了le一yī件jiàn大dà小xiǎo合hé适shì的de大dà衣yī，也yě留liú了le时间shí jiān走zǒu一yī走zǒu，看kàn看kàn鞋xié是shì不bù是shì舒shū服fu。

Xiao He helps compare coat lengths. Anan chooses a suitable size and takes time to walk around and check the shoes.

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