Intermediate - Shopping (C0068)

李太太，如果我搬到上海买东西方便不方便？
Lǐ Tàitai ，rúguǒ wǒ bān dào Shànghǎi mǎi dōngxi fāngbiàn bu fāngbiàn ？
Mrs. Li, if I move to Shanghai is buying things convenient or not?

上海的百货公司很多。在百货公司里什么东西都有。可是价钱贵了一点。
Shànghǎi de bǎihuògōngsī hěn duō 。zài bǎihuògōngsī lǐ shénme dōngxi dōu yǒu 。kěshì jiàqian guì le yīdiǎn 。
Shanghai has many department stores. In the department stores you can find anything. But the price is a little expensive.

除了百货公司以外还有其它的买东西的地方吗？
chúle bǎihuògōngsī yǐwài hái yǒu qítā de mǎi dōngxi de dìfang ma ？
Outside of the department stores, are there any other places to shop?

在上海市场也很多。那里价钱比较合理。
zài Shànghǎi shìchǎng yě hěn duō 。nàli jiàqian bǐjiào hélǐ 。
There are many markets in Shanghai. Prices are more reasonable there.

在上海我必须用现金付钱吗？可不可以用信用卡？
zài Shànghǎi wǒ bìxū yòng xiànjīn fùqián ma ？kě bu kěyǐ yòng xìnyòngkǎ ？
In Shanghai must I use cash to pay? Can I use a credit card?

现金、信用卡都可以。
xiànjīn 、xìnyòngkǎ dōu kěyǐ 。
Both cash and credit cards are OK.

Vocabulary

搬到	bān dào	to move to
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient
百货公司	bǎihuògōngsī	department store
除了……以外	chúle ... yǐwài	except for; aside from
价钱	jiàqian	price
合理	hélǐ	reasonable
市场	shìchǎng	market
如果	rúguǒ	if
必须	bìxū	must
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
现金	xiànjīn	cash
比较	bǐjiào	comparatively
其他	qítā	other
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall
超市	chāoshì	supermarket
购物中心	gòuwù zhōngxīn	shopping center
昂贵	ángguì	expensive; costly
逛街	guàngjiē	to go shopping