商店里有很多漂亮的衣服。
There are many pretty clothes in the shop.
妈妈很喜欢那个漂亮的衣服。
Mom really likes that pretty piece of clothing.
她说：“这个衣服多少钱？”
She says, "How much is this piece of clothing?"
商店的人说：“三十块钱。”
The shop clerk says, "Thirty kuai."
妈妈买了那个漂亮的衣服，她很高兴。
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
Grammar note 语法点
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.
Check yourself 小测验
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?
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