小美想给妈妈买一个生日礼物。
Xiao Mei wanted to buy her mom a birthday present.
周末，她又去了那个市场。
On the weekend, she went back to the market.
她看到一个白色的茶壶，上面有漂亮的花。
She saw a white teapot with pretty flowers on it.
“老板，这个茶壶多少钱？”
"Boss, how much is this teapot?"
“两百块，这是我们最好的茶壶！”
"Two hundred kuai — it's our best teapot!"
小美说：“太贵了，一百二怎么样？”
Xiao Mei said, "That's too expensive. How about one twenty?"
老板摇摇头：“最少一百八。”
The boss shook his head: "One eighty, at the very least."
小美说：“那算了吧。”她慢慢地往外走。
Xiao Mei said, "Never mind, then," and slowly started walking away.
老板马上叫住她：“回来回来！一百五卖给你！”
The boss immediately called her back: "Come back, come back! One fifty and it's yours!"
一百五十块，妈妈一定会喜欢！
One hundred and fifty kuai — Mom is going to love it!
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 小美 | xiǎo měi | A common Chinese name for a girl |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 给 | gěi | to give; for, to (sb) |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mom |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 又 | yòu | again; also |
| 去了 | qù le | went |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | market; marketplace |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 白色 | bái sè | white |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 茶壶 | chá hú | teapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top; above |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 花 | huā | flower; to spend (money, time) |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss; business owner |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | how much; how many |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for money and objects |
| 这是 | zhè shì | This is |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 太 | tài | too; very |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; what do you think? |
| 摇摇头 | yáo yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 最少 | zuì shǎo | at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 那 | nà | that; those |
| 算了 | suàn le | forget it; let it go |
| 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating suggestion |
| 慢慢地 | màn màn de | slowly |
| 往外 | wǎng wài | out; outbound; departing |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away; immediately |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 五十 | wǔ shí | fifty |
| 一定 | yī dìng | definitely; surely |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |