CLO_009: Shopping I

In this lesson you will learn:

Zhège
Nàge
Duō shǎo qián?
Zhègè wǔshí kuài qián
Kuài
Yuán
Měijīn
Rénmínbì
Liǎng bǎi wǔshí kuài
Qīqiān sānbǎi èrshí kuài
Jiǔshíyī kuài
Tài guì le
Kěyǐ piányí yīdiǎn ma?
Yào
Wǒ yào zhègè
Wǒ yào liǎnggè
Wǔ gè
Gěi nǐ yī bǎi kuài

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9 Responses to “CLO_009: Shopping I”

1. Candice Says:
   November 1st, 2006 at 2:14 am

   I just want to ask what is the difference between yào and xiang ?

2. admin Says:
   November 1st, 2006 at 2:32 am

   Yào means ‘want’ while ‘xiǎng’ means to ‘think’ or ‘consider.’ They can be put together to form ‘xiǎng yào’ meaning ‘would like.’ These verbs are mentioned again in Lesson 22.

3. Candice Says:
   November 1st, 2006 at 2:26 pm

   不想长大 - Bu Xiang Zhangda
   when I look this up it translated to want or consider ..
   and in some other context when people use xiang for want. It’s kind of confusing to me.

4. admin Says:
   November 1st, 2006 at 2:49 pm

   You’re right. In fact xiǎng translates to any of the following: to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss. There are different nuances between xiǎng and yào. Yào tends to be more firm whereas xiǎng is more of wishful thinking. So in your example, the speaker obviously knows he will grow up but is still expressing his wish that he wouldn’t. Xiǎng yào is usually used when the speaker wants something that first requires some thinking such as when you have to make a choice. Does that help?

5. Candice Says:
   November 1st, 2006 at 11:09 pm

   yes, I get it now
   xiè xie lǎo shī

6. Alessio Paone Says:
   August 24th, 2007 at 11:55 pm

   So, if I want to ask “waht is this”, can I say “zhègè shénme”? Could it be right?
   谢谢你!

7. Adam Says:
   August 25th, 2007 at 3:28 am

   Hi Alessio,

   You can say “Zhè shì shénme?”

8. Alex Says:
   October 20th, 2007 at 12:09 pm

   I noticed certain words like “pian2 yi2″ are not listed as vocabulary for this lesson in the course outline. Does this mean that the words are just supplementary vocabulary, and we don’t need to learn it to continue, or are these just omissions?

   I like to use the Course Outline to have a quick reference of vocab I should know before going on to the next lesson, but I realize I’m missing some words.

   Thanks,
   Alex

9. Adam Says:
   October 21st, 2007 at 12:34 am

   Hi Alex, you are right that the word is missing from the list. I will have it added soon. Please email me a list of any other words that are missing from the course outline so I can keep it up to date. Regards.

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