Intermediate - Shopping for the Wife (C1802)

A: 你好,先生,买鞋啊?男鞋在那边。
nǐhǎo, xiānsheng, mǎi xié a? nánxié zài nàbiān.
Hello, sir. Buying shoes? Men's shoes are over there.
B: 哦,不是,我太太让我帮她买一双这种鞋,你看!
ò, bùshì, wǒ tàitai ràng wǒ bāng tā mǎi yī shuāng zhèzhǒng xié, nǐ kàn!
Oh, no. My wife wants me to buy a pair of these shoes for her. Take a look!
A: 哦,是坡跟鞋,在这边,你看喜欢哪一双?
ò, shì pōgēnxié, zài zhèbiān, nǐ kàn xǐhuan nǎ yī shuāng?
Oh, they're wedges. Over here. Which pair do you like?
B: 这双不错,穿起来舒服吗?
zhè shuāng bùcuò, chuān qǐlai shūfu ma?
This pair is nice. Are they comfortable?
A: 舒服,感觉就跟平底鞋一样,一点儿都不累。
shūfu, gǎnjué jiù gēn píngdǐxié yīyàng, yīdiǎnr dōu bù lèi.
Yep. They feel just like flats and aren't tiring at all.
B: 那帮我拿一双38码的吧。
nà bāng wǒ ná yī shuāng sānshí bā mǎ de ba.
Get me a pair of size 38's.
A: 好的。高跟鞋你太太喜欢吗?都是新款,可漂亮了!
hǎo de. gāogēnxié nǐ tàitai xǐhuan ma? dōu shì xīnkuǎn, kě piàoliang le!
OK. Does your wife like high-heel shoes? These are all new. They're really pretty!
B: 不用了。
bùyòng le.
No, that's OK.
A: 那这边买单。
nà zhèbiān mǎidān.
You can pay here.
B: 对了,小姐,你帮我看看,这种包哪里有得卖?
duìle, xiǎojie, nǐ bāng wǒ kàn kan, zhèzhǒng bāo nǎli yǒu de mài?
Oh, right. Miss, take a look for me, please. Where can I find this bag?
A: 前面有一家包店,什么双肩的,单肩的,背的,挎的,什么包都有。
qiánmian yǒu yī jiā bāodiàn, shénme shuāngjiān de, dānjiān de, bēi de, kuà de, shénme bāo dōu yǒu.
There's a bag store up ahead. Backpacks and purses, bags worn over your shoulder and across your body; they have every kind of bag.
B: 太好了!
tài hǎo le!
Great!

Key Vocabulary

ràng to want, to have
shuāng pair
zhǒng kind of
坡跟鞋 pōgēnxié wedge
起来 qǐlai to rise up
舒服 shūfu comfortable
感觉 gǎnjué to feel
jiù just
平底鞋 píngdǐxié flat shoe
跟......一样 gēn ... yīyàng the same as
一点儿都不 yīdiǎnr dōu bù not at all
size
高跟鞋 gāogēnxié high-heeled shoe
新款 xīnkuǎn new line
really
买单 mǎidān to pay a bill
有得卖 yǒu de mài to sell
jiā [measure word]
包店 bāodiàn bag store
双肩 shuāngjiān two-shoulder
单肩 dānjiān single-shoulder
bēi over one‘s shoulder
kuà across one‘s body
什么都...... shénme dōu ... all...

Supplementary Vocabulary

男装 nánzhuāng men's clothing
女装 nǚzhuāng women's clothing
男厕所 nán cèsuǒ men's restroom
女厕所 nǚ cèsuǒ women's restroom
上坡 shàngpō uphill slope
下坡 xiàpō downhill slope
没得卖 méi de mài to not sell; to be unavailable
肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder
背包 bēibāo knapsack

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