1. learning
  2. languages
  3. chinese
  4. tocfl b
  5. day 33

day 33at the street stall

unit 5 · food & shopping

    at the street stall

    Shop at a street stall (haggle, get your change and receipt), say “even if” with 就是……也……, and “once you start” with 一V起來 / V起N來.

    today’s words

    • 香水 xiāngshuǐ · perfume
    • 發票 fāpiào · receipt
    • 推銷 tuīxiāo · sell, promote (to people)
    • 金子 jīnzi · gold
    • 海報 hǎibào · poster
    • 地攤 dìtān · street stall (on the ground)
    • 講價 jiǎngjià · haggle, bargain
    • 找錢 zhǎoqián · give change
    • 招牌 zhāopái · shop sign, signboard
    • 皮帶 pídài · belt
    • 上街 shàngjiē · go out (shopping, into town)
    • 省錢 shěngqián · money-saving, economical
    • 激烈 jīliè · intense, fierce
    • 距 jù · from, away from (written)
    • 哦 ó · oh? (surprise, realising)
    • 首 shǒu · (measure word for songs, poems)
    • 就是 jiùshì · even if (with 也)

    sentences

    • 他一說起話來就停不下來。 · Once he starts talking, he can’t stop.
    • 就是下雨,我們也要去夜市。 · Even if it rains, we’re going to the night market.
    • 一般來說,在地攤上可以講價。 · Generally speaking, you can haggle at a street stall.
    • 買東西記得拿發票。 · Remember to take your receipt when you buy something.
    • 這家店的招牌很大,很容易找。 · This shop has a big sign: it’s easy to find.