Learn Mandarin Chinese – Comparisons (Lesson 76)

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Begin learning how to make comparisons, saying something is “more” of something.
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Wǒ Mǎi Hóngde Ba. – 0:39
Cheap – 1:15
The Red One Is Cheaper. – 1:22
Wǒ Mǎi Hóngde Ba. – 1:35
Comparative Vs. Descriptive – 2:16
Zhèige Huāpíng Hěn Hǎo. – 2:49
Descriptive Hěn – 3:00
Zhèige Huāpíng Hěn Hǎo. – 3:09
Emphatic Hěn – 3:51
Zhèi Liǎngge Xuésheng, Něige Hǎo? – 4:12
What Do You Think Of This One? – 5:29
How – 5:53
Do You Have One A Little Larger? – 5:59
Zhèi Liǎngge Xuésheng, Něige Hǎo? – 6:15
Look! – 6:43
Mínzú Fàndiàn Zai Nǎr? – 6:48
Zhèige Dàde Zhēn Hǎokàn. – 7:15
Really – 7:28
Good Looking – 7:34
Duōshao Qián? – 7:53
Hǎo, Wǒ Mǎi Dàde Ba. – 8:14
To Want – 8:44
Ba Marker – 8:51
Hǎo, Wǒ Mǎi Dàde Ba. – 9:14

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Producer – Fame Ketover

Writers – John Harvey, Lucille Barale, Roberta Barry, Thomas Madden, Susan Pola

Script Supervisor – Fame Ketover

Chinese Speakers – Chuan Chao, Ying-chih Chen, Hsiao-jung Chen, Eva Diao, Jan Hu, Tsung-mi Li, Yunhui Yang

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. In this lesson we’ll have a look at making comparisons.
Today we’ll pick up where we left off last time with Mr. Bower buying vases.
Listen as he talks to himself about the prices.

● I’ll buy the red kind, I guess.
○ Wǒ mǎi hóngde ba.
○ Wǒ mǎi hóngde ba.
● The red kind is cheaper.
○ Hóngde piányi.
○ Hóngde piányi.
● Hmm, the red kind is cheaper.
○ Èn, hóngde piányi.
○ Èn, hóngde piányi.

Notice the use of the marker “ba” to soften the statement – “I’ll buy the red one.” to “I’ll buy the red kind, I guess.”
Here’s the word for “cheap”.
piányi
piányi

Notice that in English we say “The red one is cheaper.” with the ending -ER added to indicate comparison. In Chinese you say simply
“Hóngde piányi.”

with nothing added to the basic form
“piányi”

(“cheap”).

Here’s the exc…