Archive for September 1st, 2009

Chinese Pinyin – chan (蝉)

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

[chán]

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Chinese Character – eternal love:永恒的爱

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

eternal love:

Chinese Pinyin: yong3 heng2 de ai4

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Cir – Lesson 433

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Nǚ hái: Xiān shēng, nín yào diănr shén me?
女孩: 先生,您要点儿什么?
Girl: What can I do for you, sir?

mài kè:

Pú táo duō shăo qián yī jīn?
麦克: 葡萄多少钱一斤?
Mike: What’s the price of grapes per jin?
Nǚ hái: Yī kuài bā máo qián yī jīn.
女孩: 一块八毛钱一斤。
Girl: One yuan and eight mao per jin.
mài kè: Tài guì le, pián yi diănr xíng ma?
麦克: 太贵了,便宜点儿行吗?
Mike: That’s too expensive. Can you make it a bit cheaper?

(Source: china.org.cn)

Nǚ hái: Zuì duō yī jīn pián yi wŭ fēn.
女孩: 最多一斤便宜五分。
Girl: The most I could come down is five fen.
mài kè: Yī kuài liù máo qian yī jīn kĕ yĭ ma?
麦克: 一块六毛钱一斤可以吗?
Mike: How about one yuan and six mao per jin?
Nǚ hái: Duō măi kĕ yĭ.
女孩: 多买可以。
Girl: If you buy a lot, that’ll be okay.
mài kè: Nà me wŏ măi wŭ jīn ba.
麦克: 那么我买五斤吧。
Mike: Then I’ll buy five jin.