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:
Bargaining
1) Cheaper: pian(2) yi(4) yi(1) dian(3)
2) Too expensive: tai(4) gui(4)
3) Bargain: tao(3) jia(4) huai(2) jia(4)
4) No way: Mei(2) Men(3)
5) What if I buy two? ru(3) guo(3) wo(3)
mai(3) liang(3) ge(4) ne?
LESSON:
- Give me a cheaper price.
gei(3) wo(3) yi(1) ge(4) bian(2) yi(4) dian(3)
de(1) jia(4).
- 250 yuan? No way.
er(4) bai(3) wu(3) shi(1) kuai(4)? mei(2)
men(2).
- Let's bargain.
rang(4) wo(3) men(2) tao(3) jia(4) huan(2)
jie(4) ba.
- What if I buy two of those?
ru(2) guo(3) wo(3) mai(3) liang(3) ge(4)
ne?
The
Taxi Connection: (As
we use most of our minimal Chinese with Taxi
drivers, each lesson will show how to use
some of the new words in the Taxi environment.)
Example:
- You: How much for a trip to the Great
Wall?
ni(3): qu(4) chang(2) cheng(2) duo(1) shao(3)
qian(2)?
- Driver: 500 yuan.
si(1) ji(1): wu(3) bai(3) kuai(4).
- You: No way. Let's bargain. How about
300?
ni(3): mei(2) men(2), wo(3) men(3) lai(2)
tao(3) jia(3) huan(2) jia(4) ba. san(1)
bai(3) zen(3) me yang(4).
- Driver: Ok, 400.
si(1) ji(1): hao(3) ba(1), si(4) bai(3).
- You: Ok.
ni(3): hao(1) ba.
*Hint: You should be able to get
a driver to give you a round trip ride to
the Great Wall for 350-450 RMB from anywhere
in Beijing.
