Intermediate - Perfume Shopping (C1777)

A: 先生,买香水啊!
xiānsheng, mǎi xiāngshuǐ a!
Sir, are you buying perfume?
B: 嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
A: 请问你想自用还是送人?
qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng zìyòng háishi sòngrén?
Are you buying it for yourself or to give to someone else?
B: 送人。
sòngrén.
To give to someone else.
A: 男用还是女用?
nányòng háishi nǚyòng?
For a man or a woman?
B: 女用。
nǚyòng.
For a woman.
A: 多大年纪?
duō dà niánjì?
How old is she?
B: 二十七八岁。
èrshí qī bā suì.
27 or 28 years old.
A: 那可以选择成熟一点儿的。
nà kěyǐ xuǎnzé chéngshú yīdiǎnr de.
Then you can select one that's a bit more mature.
B: 她是个活泼可爱的女孩儿,成熟的可能不适合她。
tā shì ge huópo kě'ài de nǚháir, chéngshú de kěnéng bù shìhé tā.
She's a lively, cute young woman. Mature might not suit her.
A: 那选一款果香的吧。我们新推出一款柚子味儿的,卖得很好。我帮你喷点儿试试?
nà xuǎn yī kuǎn guǒxiāng de ba. wǒmen xīn tuīchū yī kuǎn yòuzi wèir de, mài de hěn hǎo. wǒ bāng nǐ pēn diǎnr shì shi?
Then choose a fruit-scented perfume. We just released a new grapefruit fragrance; it's selling really well. Can I give you a spritz to try out?
C: 李超,你怎么在这里?
Lǐ Chāo, nǐ zěnme zài zhèlǐ?
Li Chao, what are you doing here?
A: 我......我......,我想买一瓶香水送给你。
wǒ...... wǒ......, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī píng xiāngshuǐ sònggěi nǐ.
I...I..., I'm buying a bottle of perfume to give you.

Key Vocabulary

香水 xiāngshuǐ perfume
自用 zìyòng to use oneself
送人 sòngrén to give to someone
年纪 niánjì age
选择 xuǎnzé to choose
成熟 chéngshú mature
活泼 huópo lively
可爱 kě'ài cute
适合 shìhé to suit
kuǎn [measure word]
果香 guǒxiāng fruit-scented
推出 tuīchū to release to the public
柚子 yòuzi grapefruit
味儿 wèir fragrance, scent
pēn to spray
mài to sell
shì to try
píng bottle
还是 háishi or

Supplementary Vocabulary

或者 huòzhě or
肯定 kěndìng definitely
年龄 niánlíng age
疑问句 yíwènjù question, interrogative phrase
香味 xiāngwèi fragrant smell
功能 gōngnéng function
维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
洗发水 xǐfàshuǐ shampoo
产品 chǎnpǐn product
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
结尾 jiéwěi ending
类型 lèixíng type

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