买东西 Going Shopping in Chinese

下午xiàwǔ我wǒ去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi东西dōngxi。

In the afternoon I go to the store to buy something.

我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi一个yí ge杯子bēizi。

I want to buy a cup.

这个zhège杯子bēizi很hěn漂亮piàoliang，多少duōshao钱qián？

This cup is very pretty — how much is it?

商店shāngdiàn的de人rén说shuō：“三十八sānshíbā块kuài。”

The shopkeeper says: "Thirty-eight kuai."

好的hǎo de，我wǒ买mǎi了le。

OK, I'll take it.

我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan我wǒ的de新xīn杯子bēizi。

I really like my new cup.

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Key words 生词

商店shāngdiànshop; store

东西dōngxithing; stuff

杯子bēizicup

多少钱duōshao qiánhow much (money)

块kuàiyuan (colloquial)

新xīnnew

多少钱? — asking the price

多少钱 = how much (money)? In spoken Chinese prices use 块 (kuài) instead of the formal 元: 三十八块.

这个多少钱?——十块。 — How much is this? — Ten kuai.

1. What does the writer want to buy?

2. How much does it cost?

3. How does the writer feel about the new cup?