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有yǒu一yī个gè人rén去qù商店shāng diàn买mǎi鹦鹉yīng wǔ。

商店shāng diàn有yǒu三sān只zhī鹦鹉yīng wǔ。

第dì一yī只zhī卖mài300块kuài，第dì二èr只zhī卖mài500块kuài，第dì三sān只zhī卖mài800块kuài。

这zhè个gè人rén觉得jué de有点儿yǒu diǎn r贵guì。

服务员fú wù yuán说shuō因为yīn wèi第dì一yī只zhī会huì说shuō很多hěn duō话huà！

第dì二èr只zhī会huì说话shuō huà，还hái会huì跳舞tiào wǔ！

这zhè个gè人rén问wèn第dì三sān只zhī呢ne？

服务员fú wù yuán说shuō不bù知道zhī dào它tā会huì做zuò什么shén me，但是dàn shì第dì一yī只zhī和hé第dì二èr只zhī都dōu叫jiào它tā：老板lǎo bǎn！

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Vocabulary 39 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
有	yǒu	to have; there is
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
人	rén	person; people
去	qù	to go, to go to
商店	shāng diàn	store; shop
买	mǎi	to buy / to purchase
鹦鹉	yīng wǔ	parrot
三	sān	three / 3
只	zhī	classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
第	dì	(prefix indicating ordinal number)
卖	mài	to sell
块	kuài	classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
二	èr	two / 2
这	zhè	this; these
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...
有点儿	yǒu diǎn r	slightly / a little / somewhat
贵	guì	expensive
服务员	fú wù yuán	waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
会	huì	can; to have the skill; to know how to
很多	hěn duō	many; a lot of
话	huà	spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
说话	shuō huà	to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories
还	hái	still, still in progress, yet
跳舞	tiào wǔ	to dance
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
不	bù	no; not so
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
它	tā	it
做	zuò	to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
什么	shén me	what?
但是	dàn shì	but; however
和	hé	and; together with
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
叫	jiào	to call
老板	lǎo bǎn	boss / business proprietor