Intermediate - Buying a Shirt (C1362)

A:  一件六折,两件四折,大家快来买呀!
yī jiàn liùzhé, liǎng jiàn sì zhé, dàjiā kuài lái mǎi ya!
One piece, 40% off. Two pieces 60% off. Everyone, hurry up and buy!
A:  这些都是我们的新款,卖得很好的。
zhèxiē dōushì wǒmen de xīnkuǎn, mài de hěn hǎo de.
These are our new styles. They're selling really well.
B:  这件是什么面料的?
zhè jiàn shì shénme miànliào de?
What kind of material is this one?
A:  全棉的。你摸摸,很软,很舒服。
quánmián de. nǐ mōmo, hěn ruǎn, hěn shūfu.
100% cotton. Have a feel. It's very soft and comfortable.
B:  嗯,手感还不错。
ng4, shǒugǎn hái bùcuò.
Yeah, it feels pretty nice.
A:  而且这种衬衫不需要烫。小姐,给谁买啊?
érqiě zhèzhǒng chènshān bù xūyào tàng. xiǎojie, gěi shéi mǎi ā?
Also, this kind of shirt doesn't need to be ironed. Miss, who are you buying it for?
B:  给我老爸买。但我不知道他穿多大的。
gěi wǒ lǎobà mǎi. dàn wǒ bù zhīdào tā chuān duō dà de.
For my dad. But, I don't know what size he wears.
A:  那他多高?多重?
nà tā duō gāo? duō zhòng?
Well how tall is he? How much does he weigh?
B:  一米七五,大概一百四十斤重。
yīmǐqīwǔ, dàgài yībǎi sìshí jīn zhòng.
1.75 meters and about 70 kilos.
A:  那L号肯定能穿。两件四折,小姐拿两件吧!
nà L hào kěndìng néng chuān. liǎng jiàn sì zhé, xiǎojie ná liǎng jiàn ba!
Then he'll definitely be able to wear a large. Buy two and it's 60% off. Miss, you should buy two!
B:  我再看看吧!
wǒ zài kàn kan ba!
I'll keep looking then!

Key Vocabulary

六折liùzhé40% discount
四折sì zhé60% discount
新款xīnkuǎnnew style
màito sell
面料miànliàomaterial to make clothing
全棉quánmián100% cotton
to touch
ruǎnsoft
舒服shūfucomfortable
手感shǒugǎnfeel of something
而且érqiěmoreover
衬衫chènshānbutton-up shirt
需要xūyàoto need
tàngto iron
多大duō dàhow big
多高duō gāohow tall
多重duō zhònghow heavy
meter
大概dàgàiabout
jīnhalf a kilogram
L号L hàolarge size
肯定kěndìngcertainly

Supplementary Vocabulary

促销cùxiāosales promotion
打折dǎzhéto discount
体重tǐzhòngbody weight
身高shēngāoheight of a person
zhòuwrinkle
S号S hàosmall size
M号M hàomedium size
特大号tèdà hàoextra large size
口感kǒugǎntexture of food
公斤gōngjīnkilogram
好处hǎochùadvantage

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