Practice using demonstratives and measure words to ask and answer questions about price
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| Do you know how to ask for the price in Chinese? |
| Welcome to Three Step Chinese Practice by ChineseClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice using demonstratives and measure words to ask and answer questions about price. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| 请问，这幅画多少钱？(Qǐngwèn, zhè fú huà duōshǎo qián?) |
| "Excuse me, how much is this painting?" |
| 哪一幅，这一幅吗？(Nǎ yī fú, zhè yi fú ma?) |
| "Which one? This one?" |
| 是的，就是这幅。(Shì de, jiùshì zhè fú.) |
| "Yes, this one." |
| 这幅画是2,500元。(Zhè fú huà shì liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi yuán.) |
| "This painting is 2,500 yuan." |
| 这是哪个国家的画家画的？(Zhè shì nǎge guójiā de huàjiā huà de?) |
| "Which country's painter painted this?" |
| 这是法国的画家画的。(Zhè shì Fǎguó de huàjiā huà de.) |
| "It was painted by a French painter." |
| In the sentence 这幅画多少钱？ (Zhè fú huà duōshǎo qián?) — "How much is this painting?" — |
| 这 (zhè) is the demonstrative "this," and 幅 (fú) is the measure word used for paintings and cloth. |
| In Chinese, demonstratives like 这 (zhè), meaning "this," and 那 (nà), meaning "that," are used before nouns, but only when paired with a measure word. |
| For plural items, we use 这些 (zhèxiē) for "these" and 那些 (nàxiē) for "those." |
| You'll also hear other common combinations like: |
| 这辆 (zhè liàng) – "this vehicle," using 辆 (liàng), the measure word for cars and bikes |
| 那个 (nà gè) – "that [object]," using 个 (gè), a general-purpose measure word for many everyday items like a clock, a cup, or phones |
| 这种 (zhè zhǒng) – "this type," with 种 (zhǒng), which is sometimes used when talking about categories or types, like watches or electronics |
| 这双 (zhè shuāng) – "this pair," using 双 (shuāng) for things that come in pairs, like shoes or gloves |
| 这些 (zhèxiē) and 那些 (nàxiē) – plural demonstratives used with words like 袜子 (wàzi), meaning "socks" |
| In this lesson, you'll focus on recognizing and using these demonstrative and measure word combinations. |
| Let's keep going and practice identifying and asking about common objects using these forms. |
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