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Lesson 9-1 Study Guide
Shopping for Clothes
商店买东西售货员衣服件衬衫颜色黄红穿条裤宜如果长短合适共少钱块毛分百

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Dialogue:
(李友在一个商店买东西，售货员问她…）
SHY
: 小姐，您要买什么衣服？
LY
: 我想买一件衬衫。
SHY
: 您喜欢什么颜色的，黄的还是红的？
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Objectives:
  • Speak about the color, price and size of a purchase.
  • Recognize Chinese currency.
  • Pay bills in cash or with a credit card.
  • Determine the proper change you should receive.
  • Ask for a different size and/or color of merchandise.
  • Exchange merchandise.
  • Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 34 characters introduced in lesson 9-1.
  • Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 9-1. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.
New Vocabulary
 Chinese Pinyin English
商店 shāngdiàn store; shop 
买 mǎi to buy 
东西 dōngxi thing; object 
售货员 shòuhuòyuán shop assistant; salesclerk 
衣服 yīfu clothes 
件 jiàn (measure word for shirts, dresses, jackets, coats, etc.) 
衬衫 chènshān shirt 
颜色 yánsè color 
黄 huáng yellow 
红 hóng red 
穿 chuān to wear; to put on 
条 tiáo (measure word for pants and long, thin objects) 
裤子 kùzi pants 
号 hào size 
中 zhōng medium; middle 
便宜 piányi cheap; inexpensive 
如果…的话 rúguǒ…de huà if… 
长短 chángduǎn length 
长 cháng long 
短 duǎn short 
合适 héshì suitable 
试 shì to try 
不用 búyòng need not 
一共 yígòng altogether 
多少 duōshao how much; how many 
钱 qián money 
块 kuài (measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit) 
毛 máo (measure word for 1/10 of a kuài); dime 
分 fēn (measure word for 1/100 of a kuài); cent 
百 bǎi hundred 
找钱 zhǎo (qián) to give change