Lesson 3: Buying Clothes at the Shop

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Learn how to use 觉得, 很, and 都 through the topics of music and entertainment and clothing and shopping.

13 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

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Vocabulary13 words

电视diànshìNoun

television, TVshort for 'electric vision' (television)

Examples

我看电视。

wǒkàndiànshì。

I watch TV.

都dōuAdverb

all, bothindicates that something covers the whole group

Examples

我们都很好。

wǒmendōuhěnhǎo。

We are all very well.

高兴gāoxìngAdjective

1.happy; gladExpresses a joyful state.
2.pleasedLight in tone, common in everyday conversation.

Examples

我很高兴。

wǒhěngāoxìng。

I am very happy.

见到你很高兴！

jiàndàonǐhěngāoxìng！

Nice to meet you!

觉得juédeVerb

1.to feelUsed for personal feelings or thoughts.
2.to think; to believeUsed when expressing an opinion.

Examples

我觉得好吃。

wǒjuédehǎochī。

I think it's delicious.

你怎么样？我觉得很好。

nǐzěnmeyàng？wǒjuédehěnhǎo。

How are you? I feel very good.

看kànVerb

to look; to watch; to readCan be used for watching TV, reading a book, or seeing someone.

Examples

看书。

kànshū。

Read a book.

看电视。

kàndiànshì。

Watch TV.

块kuàiMeasure word

(measure word) yuan (unit of currency); pieceUsed to count money or objects.

Examples

十块钱。

shíkuàiqián。

Ten yuan.

买mǎiVerb

to buyThe act of buying something.

Examples

我买书。

wǒmǎishū。

I buy books.

买苹果。

mǎipíngguǒ。

Buy apples.

钱qiánNoun

money

Examples

这个多少钱？

zhègeduōshǎoqián？

How much is this?

商店shāngdiànNoun

shop, store

Examples

去商店。

qùshāngdiàn。

Go to the shop.

听tīngVerb

to listenused for sounds, music, lectures, etc.

Examples

听音乐。

tīngyīnyuè。

Listen to music.

听我说。

tīngwǒshuō。

Listen to me.

喜欢xǐhuanVerb

to likeexpresses fondness or preference

Examples

我喜欢你。

wǒxǐhuannǐ。

I like you.

我喜欢看书。

wǒxǐhuankànshū。

I like reading.

新xīnAdjective

newThe opposite of "old" (jiù).

Examples

这是新书。

zhèshìxīnshū。

This is a new book.

衣服yīfuNoun

clothes; clothing

Examples

我买衣服。

wǒmǎiyīfu。

I buy clothes.

Grammar

Expressing how you feel

觉得 + tính từ / câu nhỏ

觉得 is used to express the speaker's feelings or subjective thoughts. 觉得 is usually followed by an adjective or a short phrase.

我觉得这件衣服很好看。

wǒjuédezhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokàn。

I think this piece of clothing looks very nice.

你觉得高兴吗？

nǐjuédegāoxìngma？

Do you feel happy?

All / both doing something

都 + 动词

都 is used to emphasize that all members of a group perform an action or share a common quality. 都 is placed before the verb.

这些衣服我都喜欢。

zhèxiēyīfuwǒdōuxǐhuan。

I like all these clothes.

他们都是学生。

tāmendōushìxuéshēng。

They are all students.

Dialogues

Buying a T-shirt at the store

A young customer named Linh is shopping for clothes with her friend Hoa.

Linh

这个商店的衣服真多！

zhègeshāngdiàndeyīfuzhēnduō！

This store has so many clothes!

Hoa

是啊，我都喜欢。你想买什么？

shìa，wǒdōuxǐhuan。nǐxiǎngmǎishénme？

Yeah, I like them all. What do you want to buy?

Linh

我想买新衣服。这件红色的怎么样？

wǒxiǎngmǎixīnyīfu。zhèjiànhóngsèdezěnmeyàng？

I want to buy new clothes. How about this red one?

Hoa

我觉得很好看！多少钱？

wǒjuédehěnhǎokàn！duōshǎoqián？

I think it looks great! How much is it?

Linh

一百五十块。不贵。

yìbǎiwǔshíkuài。búguì。

One hundred fifty yuan. Not expensive.

Hoa

你很高兴买新衣服！

nǐhěngāoxìngmǎixīnyīfu！

You're so happy buying new clothes!