Buying Clothes and Trying Them On in Chinese 买衣服 | HSK 2 Lesson

Learn Chinese with an HSK 2 survival chinese: Buying Clothes and Trying Them On (买衣服, Mǎi yīfu). One real situation in China, the phrases you need for it, and a conversation where you answer as yourself. The viewer learns to ask for a size, try on a coat, ask the price and pay by card in a Chinese clothes shop. ▶️ Watch next: Checking In at a Hotel (在酒店住下)    • HSK 2 Practical Chinese: Checking In at a ...   How to use this lesson: 📖 Learn the phrases on the first card 🎧 Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English 🎤 When it is your turn, answer out loud in your own words, then repeat the real line 📒 Keep the phrasebook at the end for your trip 💬 你会先用哪句？ Which phrase will you use first? Comment it Level: HSK 2 (HSK 3.0, beginner) · About 6 min · Slow, clear native Mandarin narration 生存 Survival Chinese: 在服装店 (Zài fúzhuāng diàn): At a clothes shop Phrases you need: • 我想买大衣。 (Wǒ xiǎng mǎi dàyī.): I want to buy a coat., when you say what you need • 我可以试一下儿吗？ (Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxiàr ma?): Can I try it on?, before trying a piece on • 多少钱？ (Duōshao qián?): How much is it?, when you like the size You will hear: • 你穿多大的？ (Nǐ chuān duō dà de?): What size do you wear? • 这件正好，你穿着很好看。 (Zhè jiàn zhènghǎo, nǐ chuānzhe hěn hǎokàn.): This fits just right, it looks good on you. Tip: Shops in China often let you try clothes on freely, and bargaining is common in small shops but not in big stores. Chapters 0:00 Scene 1: in the situation 0:38 Phrases you need 0:48 Scene 2: in the situation 1:43 Scene 3: in the situation 2:19 Scene 4: in the situation 3:03 Scene 5: in the situation 3:50 Test yourself at natural pace 5:39 Phrasebook 生词 Key words • 零下 (língxià): below zero • 大衣 (dàyī): overcoat • 正好 (zhènghǎo): just right • 银行卡 (yínhángkǎ): bank card • 交 (jiāo): to hand over, pay • 试 (shì): to try 语法 Grammar notes • 想买 (Xiǎng mǎi): want to do. 想 placed before a verb shows the speaker wants to buy the coat. • 黑色的 (Hēisè de): noun-replacing particle 的. 的 after the colour replaces the noun, so it means the black one. • 吧 (Ba): suggestion or guess particle. 吧 at the end softens the statement, showing the speaker is guessing or suggesting. • 有点儿 (Yǒudiǎnr): a little, somewhat. 有点儿 before an adjective means a bit, often for something unwanted like big size. • 太好了 (Tài hǎo le): exclamation of strong feeling. 太 and 了 wrap 好 to express strong feeling, like saying Great! Transcript 1. 你好，你是不是很冷？ Nǐ hǎo, nǐ shìbushì hěn lěng? Hello, are you very cold? 2. 对，这里零下十度，我想买大衣。 Duì, zhèlǐ língxià shí dù, wǒ xiǎng mǎi dàyī. Yes, it is ten below zero here, I want to buy a coat. 3. 那边有很多，你要什么颜色？ Nàbian yǒu hěn duō, nǐ yào shénme yánsè? There are many over there, what colour do you want? 4. 我要黑色的，这件可以吗？ Wǒ yào hēisè de, zhè jiàn kěyǐ ma? I want a black one, is this one okay? 5. 可以，你穿多大的？ Kěyǐ, nǐ chuān duō dà de? Sure, what size do you wear? 6. 我不知道，我穿大的吧。 Wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒ chuān dà de ba. I don't know, I will wear a large, I guess. 7. 我可以试一下儿吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxiàr ma? Can I try it on? 8. 当然可以，镜子在左边。 Dāngrán kěyǐ, jìngzi zài zuǒbian. Of course, the mirror is on the left. 9. 有点儿大，有小一点儿的吗？ Yǒudiǎnr dà, yǒu xiǎo yìdiǎnr de ma? It is a bit big, do you have a smaller one? 10. 这件正好，你穿着很好看。 Zhè jiàn zhènghǎo, nǐ chuānzhe hěn hǎokàn. This one fits just right, you look good wearing it. 11. 太好了，多少钱？ Tài hǎo le, duōshao qián? Great, how much is it? 12. 三百五十块，比那件便宜。 Sān bǎi wǔ shí kuài, bǐ nà jiàn piányi. Three hundred fifty yuan, cheaper than that one. 13. 可以刷卡吗？我有银行卡。 Kěyǐ shuā kǎ ma? Wǒ yǒu yínhángkǎ. Can I pay by card? I have a bank card. 14. 可以，请你在这里交钱。 Kěyǐ, qǐng nǐ zài zhèlǐ jiāo qián. Yes, please pay here. 15. 谢谢，我穿着大衣走吧！ Xièxie, wǒ chuānzhe dàyī zǒu ba! Thanks, I will wear the coat and go! 🎧 Listen on the go: Mandarin Shadow Daily, the daily podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EBzyJ8... More HSK 2 videos are in the HSK 2 playlist. Subscribe for new Chinese stories, quizzes and conversations every week. #LearnChinese #HSK2 #PracticalChinese #ChineseListening #ChineseForBeginners #Mandarin #Shadowing #ChineseStories #Pinyin #学中文