便宜还是贵 Cheap or Expensive

今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi衣服yīfu。

This morning I went to a store to buy clothes.

我wǒ看见kànjiàn一件yí jiàn白bái衣服yīfu，很hěn漂亮piàoliang，但是dànshì要yào三百sānbǎi块kuài钱qián。

I saw a white top — very pretty, but it cost three hundred kuai.

我wǒ问wèn服务员fúwùyuán：“有yǒu便宜piányi一点儿yìdiǎnr的de吗ma？”

I asked the shop assistant: "Do you have a slightly cheaper one?"

她tā给gěi我wǒ一件yí jiàn黑hēi衣服yīfu，一百五十yìbǎi wǔshí块kuài，比bǐ白bái的de便宜piányi。

She gave me a black top — one hundred fifty kuai, cheaper than the white one.

黑hēi衣服yīfu也yě很hěn漂亮piàoliang，我wǒ就jiù买mǎi了le它tā。

The black top was also very pretty, so I bought it.

我wǒ觉得juéde，便宜piányi的de东西dōngxi也yě可以kěyǐ很hěn漂亮piàoliang。

I think cheap things can be pretty too.

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Key words 生词

件jiàn(measure word for clothes)

白báiwhite

黑hēiblack

比bǐthan (comparison)

便宜piányicheap

觉得juédeto feel; think

A 比 B + adj (comparison)

比 compares two things: A is more ... than B.

一百五十块,比白的便宜。

adj + 一点儿 (a little more...)

一点儿 after an adjective softens it: a bit cheaper, a bit bigger.

有便宜一点儿的吗?

1. 白衣服多少钱?

2. 我买了什么颜色的衣服?

3. 黑衣服比白衣服怎么样?

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