Asking the Price and Paying

Listen to the whole passage

Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A shopkeeper

hǎoyàomǎishénme

你好,你要买什么?

Hello, what would you like to buy?

You

yàomǎipíngguǒshuǐ

我要买苹果和水。

I'd like to buy apples and water.

You

píngguǒduōshaoqián

苹果多少钱?

How much are the apples?

You

shuǐduōshaoqián

水多少钱?

How much is the water?

You

gòngduōshaoqián

一共多少钱?

How much is it altogether?

You

zhèshìshíkuàiqián

这是十块钱。

Here's ten yuan.

You

xièxiezàijiàn

谢谢,再见。

Thank you, goodbye.