Intermediate - Buying Batteries (C0817)

A有电池卖吗?
yǒu diànchí mài ma?
Do you sell batteries?
B有,在那儿。
yǒu, zài nàr.
Yes, over there.
A你知道电视遥控器用几号吗?
nǐ zhīdào diànshì yáokòngqì yòng jǐ hào ma?
Do you know what size I need for a TV remote control?
B不一定,有的用五号,有的用七号。
bù yīdìng, yǒude yòng wǔ hào, yǒude yòng qī hào.
It depends. Some are AA and some are AAA.
A我的遥控器挺大的,估计用五号。
wǒ de yáokòngqì tǐng dà de, gūjì yòng wǔ hào.
My remote control is quite big. I would guess that it takes AA.
B要不,你都买吧。五号、七号是最常用的电池,其他地方也用得到。
yàobu, nǐ dōu mǎi ba. wǔ hào, qī hào shì zuì chángyòng de diànchí, qítā dìfang yě yòngdedào.
Or maybe you should buy both. AA and AAA are the most commonly used batteries. You'll be able to use them for other things.
A多少钱?
duōshao qián?
How much?
B五号一节三块五,七号一节三块。
wǔ hào yī jié sān kuài wǔ, qī hào yī jié sān kuài.
AA are 3.5 RMB each; AAA are 3 RMB each.
A好吧。各要两节。
hǎo ba. gè yào liǎng jié.
All right. I'll have two of each.
B好的,一共十三块。
hǎo de, yīgòng shí sān kuài.
OK. That comes to 13 RMB.

Key Vocabulary

电池diànchíbattery
电视diànshìtelevision
遥控器yáokòngqìremote control
五号电池wǔ hào diànchíAA battery
七号电池qī hào diànchíAAA battery
估计gūjìto estimate
常用chángyòngto use frequently
用得到yòngdedàoto be able to use
each
一共yīgòngaltogether

Supplementary Vocabulary

用不到yòngbudàoto be unable to use
经常jīngchángfrequently
电量diànliàngamount of battery power
没电méi diànto have no power
充电chōngdiànto charge a battery
插座chāzuòpower socket
充电器chōngdiànqìbattery charger