Mandarin · Chapter 13 · Lesson 17 · Phrase session
In a shop
Buying something, and getting out without buying something.
Why these go together
我只是看看 is the most useful thing here and the one no phrasebook leads with. Note the doubled verb: repeating 看 softens it from looking to having a little look, and Mandarin does this constantly.
多少钱？
How much is it?
Literally: how much money
太贵了。
That is too expensive.
我要这个。
I will take this one.
我可以用卡吗？
Can I pay by card?
我只是看看。
I am just looking.
Literally: I only look look
Matching
0/5Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/5Put the missing word back.
钱？ (How much is it?)
___ qián ？
太了。 (That is too expensive.)
tài ___ liǎo 。
我要。 (I will take this one.)
wǒ yào ___。
我可以用吗？ (Can I pay by card?)
wǒ kě yǐ yòng ___ ma ？
我只是。 (I am just looking.)
wǒ zhǐ shì ___。