Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for shopping and money
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 立方体 |
| (lìfāngtǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cube" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 立方体 |
| (SLOW) |
| 立方体 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cube |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 立方体是具有六个面的三维物体。 |
| (Lìfāngtǐ shì jùyǒu liù ge miàn de sānwéi wùtǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A cube is a three-dimensional object with six sides." |
| (SLOW) |
| 立方体是具有六个面的三维物体。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 礼物 |
| (lǐwù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "present" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 礼物 |
| (SLOW) |
| 礼物 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| present |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这是你的生日礼物。 |
| (Zhè shì nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "And this is your birthday present." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这是你的生日礼物。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 顾客 |
| (gùkè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "customer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 顾客 |
| (SLOW) |
| 顾客 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| customer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 顾客正在用信用卡买杂货。 |
| (Gùkè zhèngzài yòng xìnyòngkǎ mǎi záhuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The customer is buying groceries with a credit card." |
| (SLOW) |
| 顾客正在用信用卡买杂货。 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 费用 |
| (fèiyòng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cost" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 费用 |
| (SLOW) |
| 费用 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cost |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 运送费用 |
| (yùnsòng fèiyòng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "delivery cost" |
| (SLOW) |
| 运送费用 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 折扣 |
| (zhékòu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "discount" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 折扣 |
| (SLOW) |
| 折扣 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| discount |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 折扣价 |
| (zhékòu jià) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "discount price" |
| (SLOW) |
| 折扣价 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 现金 |
| (xiànjīn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cash" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 现金 |
| (SLOW) |
| 现金 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cash |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这儿有几百美元的现金。 |
| (Zhèr yǒu jǐbǎi Měiyuán de xiànjīn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a few hundred dollars in cash." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这儿有几百美元的现金。 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 花钱 |
| (huāqián) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "spend money" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 花钱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 花钱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| spend money |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他只是不想花钱。 |
| (Tā zhǐshì bù xiǎng huāqián.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He just doesn't want to spend money." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他只是不想花钱。 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 服装店 |
| (fúzhuāng diàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clothing store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 服装店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 服装店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clothing store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我在服装店买了一件新衬衫。 |
| (Wǒ zài fúzhuāng diàn mǎi le yī jiàn xīn chènshān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a new shirt at the clothing store." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我在服装店买了一件新衬衫。 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百货商店 |
| (bǎihuò shāngdiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "department store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百货商店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 百货商店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| department store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你能在百货商店找到任何东西。 |
| (Nǐ néng zài bǎihuò shāngdiàn zhǎodào rènhé dōngxi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You can find anything at a department store." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你能在百货商店找到任何东西。 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 时尚精品店 |
| (shíshàng jīngpǐn diàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boutique" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 时尚精品店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 时尚精品店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boutique |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 服装时尚精品店 |
| (fúzhuāng shíshàng jīngpǐn diàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dress boutique" |
| (SLOW) |
| 服装时尚精品店 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "cube?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 立方体 |
| (1) |
| 立方体 |
| (And how to say "present?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 礼物 |
| (1) |
| 礼物 |
| (What about "customer?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 顾客 |
| (1) |
| 顾客 |
| (Do you remember how to say "cost?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 费用 |
| (1) |
| 费用 |
| (Let's try "discount!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 折扣 |
| (1) |
| 折扣 |
| (What about "cash?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 现金 |
| (1) |
| 现金 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "spend money!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 花钱 |
| (1) |
| 花钱 |
| (Another one! What about "clothing store?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 服装店 |
| (1) |
| 服装店 |
| (Do you remember how to say "department store?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 百货商店 |
| (1) |
| 百货商店 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "boutique?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 时尚精品店 |
| (1) |
| 时尚精品店 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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