漂亮的衣服 Pretty Clothes

商店shāngdiàn里lǐ有yǒu很多hěn duō漂亮piàoliang的de衣服yīfu。

There are many pretty clothes in the shop.

妈妈māma很hěn喜欢xǐhuan那个nà ge漂亮piàoliang的de衣服yīfu。

Mom really likes that pretty piece of clothing.

她tā说shuō：“这个zhè ge衣服yīfu多少duōshao钱qián？”

She says, "How much is this piece of clothing?"

商店shāngdiàn的de人rén说shuō：“三十sānshí块kuài钱qián。”

The shop clerk says, "Thirty kuai."

妈妈māma买mǎi了le那个nà ge漂亮piàoliang的de衣服yīfu，她tā很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

Mom bought that pretty piece of clothing, and she is very happy.

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Key words 生词

商店shāngdiànshop; store

衣服yīfuclothes

漂亮piàoliangpretty

买mǎito buy

钱qiánmoney

多少duōshaohow much

多少钱 — how much money

多少 asks about an amount; put it before 钱 to ask the price of something.

这个衣服多少钱？ — How much is this piece of clothing?

这个 / 那个 — this / that (+ measure word 个)

这 and 那 combine with the measure word 个 to point at a specific thing.

妈妈很喜欢那个漂亮的衣服。 — Mom really likes that pretty piece of clothing.

了 — completed action

了 goes right after the verb to show the action already happened.

妈妈买了那个漂亮的衣服。 — Mom bought that pretty piece of clothing.

1. What does the shop have a lot of?

2. How much does the clothing cost?

3. How does mom feel after buying the clothes?