Learn Mandarin Chinese – Buying Food 2 (Lesson 71)

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While continuing to buy food, we’ll take a look at turning adjectives into objects and another use of the word “shÃ©nme”.
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Nèige Dà Píngguǒ Duōshao Qián? – 0:41
Apple – 1:03
Adjectival Verbs – 1:09
Nèige Dà Píngguǒ Duōshao Qián? – 1:20
Xiǎode Duōshao Qián Yìjīn? – 1:50
Small Ones – 2:10
Abbreviated Amount – 2:13
Xiǎode Duōshao Qián Yìjīn? – 2:28
Zhèi Běn Shū Duōshao Qián? – 2:57
Qǐng Gěi Wo Sānjīn Nèige Xiǎode. – 3:25
￥1.05 – 3:53
￥1.50 – 4:04
Qǐng Gěi Wo Sānjīn Nèige Xiǎode. – 4:22
Nín Hái Yào Diǎnr Shénme? – 4:55
Shénme – 5:14
Nín Hái Yào Diǎnr Shénme? – 5:37
Nǐ Mǎi Shénme? – 6:01
Nǐ Hái Niàn Lìshǐ Ma? – 6:38

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. We’re back with Mr. Anderson, who’s buying food in Beijing.
After paying, Mr. Anderson notices some apples. There are two kinds: large and small.
Listen.

● How much are those large apples?
○ Nèige dà píngguǒ duōshao qián?
○ Nèige dà píngguǒ duōshao qián?
● The large ones are forty-five cents a catty.
○ Dàde sìmáo wǔfēn qián yìjīn.
○ Dàde sìmáo wǔfēn qián yìjīn.

Here’s the word for “apple”.
píngguǒ
píngguǒ

Notice that when the noun is dropped, the adjectival verb must have the marker
“de”.

“Large ones” is simply
“dàde”

and in the same way “good ones” would be
“hǎode”.

Here’s the exchange live.
○ Nèige dà píngguǒ duōshao qián?
○ Dàde sìmáo wǔfēn qián yìjīn.

Try translating it.
○ Nèige dà píngguǒ duōshao qián?
● How much are those large apples?
○ Dàde sìmáo wǔfēn qián yìjīn.
● The large ones are forty-five cents a catty.

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