Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin
language has 4 spoken tones. We have attempted
to re-create those below where after each
syllable we tell you (1), (2), (3), or (4)
as they correspond to each of the 4 tones.
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NEW
WORDS
1) Shirt: chen(4) yi(1)
2) Tie: ling(3) dai(4)
3) Pants: ku(4) zi(3)
4) Days: tian(1)
5) Dry-clean: gan(1) xi(3)
6) Starch: jiang(1)
LESSON
- Can you dry clean my shirts?
ni(3) neng(2) gan(1) xi(3) wo(3) de chen(4)
yi(1) ma?
- How much to clean one pair of pants?
xi(3) yi(4) tiao(2) ku(4) zi(3) duo(1) shao(3)
qian(2)?
- When can I collect my dry-cleaning?
wo(3) shen(2) me shi(2) hou(4) lai(2) qu(2)
gan(1) xi(3) yi(1) fu(2)?
- Please don't use starch.
qing(3) bie(2) yong(4) jiang(1) .
- Can I pick the shirts up in 3 days?
san(1) tian(1) zhi(1) nei(4) wo(3) ke(2)
yi(3) lai(2) qu(3) chen(4) yi(1) ma?
* Tip: Dry-cleaners are as common
in major Chinese cities as in any other country.
Prices are slowly coming down but are still
a little high compared with other countries.
In some hotels, starch will be added to shirt
collars and cuffs automatically, so if you
don't like starched shirts, remember to let
the cleaner know.
