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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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B在这个商店买过东西吗?
B zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎiguò dōngxi ma?
Has B ever bought anything at this store?
买过一次。
Mǎiguò yīcì.
Bought once.
这儿的东西怎么样?
Zhèr de dōngxi zěnmeyàng?
How are the things here?
还可以,但是不便宜。
Hái kěyǐ, dànshì bù piányi.
They're okay, but not cheap.
A觉得这件衣服怎么样?
A juéde zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng?
What does A think of this piece of clothing?
A喜欢这件衣服,但是觉得有点儿贵。
A xǐhuan zhè jiàn yīfu, dànshì juéde yǒudiǎnr guì.
A likes this piece of clothing, but thinks it's a bit expensive.

Part 2: Full Text

在商店
A:你在这个商店买过东西没有?
B:买过一次,这儿的东西还可以,就是不便宜。
A:我喜欢这件衣服,但是觉得有点儿贵。
B:两百块还可以,喜欢就买吧。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在商店
zài shāngdiàn
在(at) 商店(store)
At the store
你在这个商店买过东西没有?
nǐ zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎiguò dōngxi méiyǒu?
你(you) 在(at) 这个(this) 商店(store) 买(buy) 过(experienced aspect marker) 东西(thing) 没有(not/have not)?
Have you ever bought things at this store?
买过一次,这儿的东西还可以,就是不便宜
mǎiguò yīcì, zhèr de dōngxi hái kěyǐ, jiùshì bù piányi.
买(buy) 过(experienced marker) 一次(once), 这儿(here) 的('s) 东西(thing) 还可以(not bad/okay), 就是(just) 不(not) 便宜(cheap).
Bought once, things here are okay, just not cheap.
我喜欢这件衣服,但是觉得有点儿
wǒ xǐhuan zhè jiàn yīfu, dànshì juéde yǒudiǎnr guì.
我(I) 喜欢(like) 这(this) 件(measure word for clothes) 衣服(clothing), 但是(but) 觉得(think/feel) 有点儿(a bit) 贵(expensive).
I like this piece of clothing, but I think it's a bit expensive.
块还可以,喜欢就买吧。
liǎng bǎi kuài hái kěyǐ, xǐhuan jiù mǎi ba.
两(two) 百(hundred) 块(currency unit) 还可以(okay), 喜欢(like) 就(then) 买(buy) 吧(suggestion particle).
Two hundred yuan is okay, if you like it, just buy it.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Numeral
Chinese Pinyin English
bǎi hundred
Adjective
Chinese Pinyin English
便宜
piányi cheap; inexpensive
guì expensive
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
觉得
juéde to feel; to think

Part 5: Practice

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觉得便宜
1. 这件衣服两 ( ) 块。
(zhè jiàn yīfu liǎng ( ) kuài.)
这件衣服两百块。
zhè jiàn yīfu liǎng bǎi kuài.
This piece of clothing is two hundred yuan.
2. 这个商店的东西不 ( )。
(zhège shāngdiàn de dōngxi bù ( ).)
这个商店的东西不便宜。
zhège shāngdiàn de dōngxi bù piányi.
The things in this store are not cheap.
3. 我 ( ) 这里的苹果很好吃。
(wǒ ( ) zhèlǐ de píngguǒ hěn hǎochī.)
我觉得这里的苹果很好吃。
wǒ juéde zhèlǐ de píngguǒ hěn hǎochī.
I think the apples here are very tasty.
4. 这件衣服太 ( ) 了。
(zhè jiàn yīfu tài ( ) le.)
这件衣服太贵了。
zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le.
This piece of clothing is too expensive.

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