铃美：小咪，下了课有空吗？
我想买些秋天的衣服。
吴小咪：好啊，我正好也想买两件新衣服。
你想去商场还是服装批发市场？
铃美：我听说服装批发市场的衣服又便宜又新颖。
吴小咪：服装市场的衣服便宜是便宜，但是质量不太好。
铃美：那我们去商场吧？
贵是贵了点儿，但是质量有保证。
吴小咪：换季的时候，商场有很多新款式，有时候也会打折。
铃美：那我们去新开的那家商场吧，听说很大，还有很多新餐厅，我们可以顺便在那儿吃个晚餐。
吴小咪：没问题，今天我是开车来的，晚上送你回家。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 铃美 | Líng měi | Suzumi (a name) |
| 小咪 | xiǎo mī | a nickname for Xiaomi |
| 下 | xià | to decline / to go down |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 课 | kè | subject / course / class / lesson |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 空 | kòng | space / leisure / free time |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 吴小咪 | Wú Xiǎo mī | a name |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 批发 | pī fā | wholesale / bulk trade / distribution |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud / fig. new and original |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality / quality and quantity |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 点儿 | diǎn r | erhua |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
| 季 | jì | season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern / style / design |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | restaurant |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 顺便 | shùn biàn | conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 晚餐 | wǎn cān | evening meal; dinner |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 车 | chē | car / vehicle / machine |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | in the evening |
| 送 | sòng | to see (sb) off / to accompany; to go along with |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |