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Measure word
Measure Word Meaning Sentence
块 Measure word for dollar
我有两块(钱)
Wǒ yǒu liǎng kuài (qián)
I have two dollars.
杯 Cup of
我有⼀一杯咖啡
Wǒ yǒu yì bēi kāfēi
I have a cup of coffee.
瓶 Battle of, jar of, vase of
我有⼀一瓶⽜牛奶
Wǒ yǒu yì píng niúnǎi
I have a bottle of milk.
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Determiners 那nà that & 哪nǎ which
A singular noun follows a determiner, the ordinal number ⼀一 yī is usually
omitted and only 那/哪 + measure word is needed.
那杯咖啡
Nà bēi kāfēi
That cup of coffee
哪个⼈人
Nǎ gè rén
Which person
这个⼈人
Zhèi gè rén
This person
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哪个⼈人是你妹妹?
Nǎ gè rén shì nǐ mèimei ?
Which person is your sister?
這个是我妹妹。
Zhèi gè shì wǒ mèimei.
This is my sister.
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哪杯是你的咖啡?
Nǎ bēi shì nǐ de kāfēi?
Which is your coffee?
那三杯Starbucks的咖啡都是我的。
Nà sān bēi Starbucks de kāfēi dou shì wǒ de kāfēi.
Those three from Starbucks are mine.
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Tone changes for ⼀一
✦ When 「⼀一」 is used in name or in ordinal number, its tone does
not change. E.g. 第⼀一课dì yī kè
✦ When 「⼀一」 is used to signify an amount or when it appears in
multisyllabic words:
⼀一 + 1st /2nd /3rd ! 4th tone ⼀一 + 4th tone ! 2nd tone
yì
张 zhāng
yí
个 gè
两 liǎng 块 kuài
家⼈人 jiārén 句句话 jùhuà
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What tone is correct?
•____杯 bēi
•____个 gè
•____块 kuài
•____⼝口 kǒu
•____张 zhāng
•____瓶 píng
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您好,请问这杯咖啡多少钱?
Nínhǎo,qǐngwèn zhèi bēi kāfēi duōshǎo qián?
Hello, How much does this coffee cost?
这杯咖啡50块。
Zhèi bēi kāfēi shū wǔshí kuài。
This coffee is 50 dollars.
那杯茶呢?
Nà bēi chá ne?
How much does that cup of tea cost?
那杯茶30块。
Nà bēi chá sānshí kuài。
That cup of tea is 30 dollars.
好,我买那杯50块的咖啡。
Hǎo,wǒ mǎi wǔshí kuài de nà bēi kāfēi。
OK, I will buy the 50 dollars coffee.
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① 咖啡多少钱?
Kāfēi duōshǎo qián?
How much does this coffee cost?
② 茶30块吗?
Chá 30 kuài ma?
Does the tea cost 30 dollars?
③ 那个⼈人买什什么?
Nà gè rén mǎi shénme?
What does that person buy?
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Complete the conversation
…
这杯咖啡5块,两杯9块。
Zhèi bēi kāfēi wǔ kuài,liǎng bēi jiǔ kuài。
This coffee is 5 dollars, two for 9 dollars.
…
⼀一个⽇日本菜和两杯咖啡,⼀一共19块。
Yí gè Rìběn cài hàn liǎng bēi kāfēi,yígòng shì shíjiǔ kuài
One Japanese dish and two coffees, it’s in total 19 dollars.
这是19块。
Zhèi shì shíjiǔ kuài。
This is 19 dollars.
…
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① What new vocabularies have you learnt in this lesson?
② What new grammar have you learnt in this lesson?
③ Can you ask for the price in the shop now?
④ Ask your tutor about the price for typical meal in her/his
country. Your tutor will ask you the same too.