Intermediate - Buying a Plasma TV (C1024)

A先生,想买液晶电视,是吗?
xiānsheng, xiǎng mǎi yèjīng diànshì, shì ma?
Sir, would you like to buy an LCD TV?
B对。
duì.
Yes.
A这个牌子不错,买的人很多。你想买几寸的?
zhè ge páizi bùcuò, mǎi de rén hěn duō. nǐ xiǎng mǎi jǐ cùn de?
This brand is decent. A lot of people buy it. How big of a screen do you want?
B46寸的。
sìshí liù cùn de.
46 inches.
A那今天买最划算了,我们正好在搞活动。这个46寸的打八折。
nà jīntiān mǎi zuì huásuàn le, wǒmen zhènghǎo zài gǎohuódòng. zhè ge sìshí liù cùn de dǎ bāzhé.
You'll get the best deal if you buy today. It just so happens we're having a promotion. This 46-incher is 20% off.
B是高清的吗?
shì gāoqīng de ma?
Is it high definition?
A是啊。你看,这里写着呢。
shì a. nǐ kàn, zhèlǐ xiězhe ne.
Yes. It's written here.
B你把声音开大一点儿。
nǐ bǎ shēngyīn kāi dà yīdiǎnr.
Turn up the volume a bit.
A好。这个真的不错。
hǎo. zhè ge zhēnde bùcuò.
OK. This one is really good.
B能再便宜一点儿吗?
néng zài piányi yīdiǎnr ma?
Can you make it a bit cheaper?
A已经很便宜了。我们还免费送货和安装。
yǐjīng hěn piányi le . wǒmen hái miǎnfèi sòng huò hé ānzhuāng.
It's already really cheap. We also offer free delivery and installation.
B可以刷卡吗?
kěyǐ shuā kǎ ma?
Do you accept credit cards?
A可以。
kěyǐ.
Yes.
B我再想想吧。
wǒ zài xiǎngxiang ba.
I still want to think about it a bit more.
A噢。
ō.
Hmmm...

Key Vocabulary

液晶yèjīngLCD
牌子páizibrand
cùninch
划算huásuàneconomical
正好zhènghǎoto happen to
搞活动gǎo huódòngto hold a promotion
八折bāzhé20% off
高清gāoqīnghigh-definition
声音shēngyīnsound
kāito turn on
免费miǎnfèifree
送货sòng huòto deliver goods
安装ānzhuāngto install
刷卡shuā kǎto swipe a card

Supplementary Vocabulary

画质huàzhìimage quailty
音质yīnzhìsound quality
图像túxiàngpicture
促销cùxiāosales promotion
液晶显示器yèjīng xiǎnshìqìLCD monitor