Lesson 131 ;买衣服 mǎi yīfu

M: Dà jiā hǎo! Huānyíng shōutīng xiànzài xúe hànyǔ. wǒ shì ML.

S: Wǒ shì Stuart. And because ML can't get her trousers and shirt clean ….

M: I intend to buy some new ones 我打算买些新的 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi xiē xīn de. But it is YOU who must pay money可是得你付钱 kě shì děi nǐ fù qián!

S: No problem, doesn't matter. 无所谓 WU SUO WEI, 2nd tone, 3rd tone, 4th tone, wú sǔo wèi.

M: I intend to buy a pair of very expensive jeans 我打算买一条很贵的牛仔裤 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi yì tiáo hěn guì de niúzǎikù.

S: 无所谓 wú sǔo wèi. I've got lots of money 我有很多钱 wǒ yǒu hěn dūo qián.

M: Hmm. Not for long. Now we'll go to the clothing store to buy clothes 现在我们要去服装店买衣服 xiànzài wǒmen yào qù fú zhuāng diàn mǎi yīfu.

S: Why else would one go to a clothing store!

M: Maybe we'll get to the 服装店- clothing store fú zhuāngdiàn next lesson.

S: Cos now it's time for the new stuff. ML said …

M: 我打算买些新的 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi xiē xīn de. 些 XIE xiē means ‘some'，xiē.

S: It's often used with 一 ‘one', 一些 yìxiē which means ‘a number of'，‘some'，‘a few' or maybe ‘a little', depending on the context.

M: For example, 只有这一些了 there's only these. zhǐyǒu zhèi yì xiē le. Say it, zhǐ yǒu zhèi yīxie le.

S: So how do you say, In the room there are some English people?

M: Hěn hǎo. 在房间里有一些英国人 zài fángjiān lǐ yǒu yìxiē Yīnggúorén.

S: Now with ML, I intend to buy some new ones. Say it with her, and note that we know we're talking about clothes, so, as in English, it's not necessary to say ‘clothes'.

M: 我打算买些新的 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi xiē xīn de.

S: Unfortunately, ML also said…

M: 可是得你付钱. We've learnt 得 DEI děi, meaning ‘must', as in，You must go 你得去 nǐ děi qù.

S: And ML is talking about paying money! 付 FU fù, ‘to pay' fù. ‘Pay money' 付钱fùqián. So again.

M: 可是得你付钱. Here I put děi before nǐ to emphasize that it's YOU who must pay. kě shì děi nǐ fù qián!

S: No problem, doesn't matter. 无所谓, wú sǔo wèi.

S: We'll do the rest of the new stuff next lesson. Now let's finish with:

M: 我打算买些新的 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi xiē xīn de.

S: Good idea 好主意 hǎo zhúyì

M: 可是得你付钱 kě shì děi nǐfùqián.

S: 无所谓 wúsǔo wèi.

M: But WILL he pay? We'll find out later. Zài jiàn

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