Looking for a Chinese Dictionary
ElementaryShopping
A student asks a bookstore clerk where to find a Chinese dictionary. The clerk helps him locate it and complete the purchase.
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WeiL
LiW
你好，请问这里有中文词典吗？
nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn zhè lǐ yǒu zhōng wén cí diǎn ma?
Hello, excuse me, do you have Chinese dictionaries here?
L
有啊，就在那边的书架上。
yǒu a, jiù zài nà biān de shū jià shàng.
Yes, we do. It's right over there on that shelf.
W
谢谢。有没有适合初学者的？
xiè xie. yǒu méi yǒu shì hé chū xué zhě de?
Thank you. Do you have one suitable for beginners?
L
有，这本就不错，字大，也有拼音。
yǒu, zhè běn jiù bù cuò, zì dà, yě yǒu pīn yīn.
Yes. This one is pretty good—the characters are big, and it has pinyin too.
W
太好了！这本多少钱？
tài hǎo le! zhè běn duō shao qián?
Great! How much is this one?
L
三十五块。
sān shí wǔ kuài.
Thirty-five yuan.
W
好，那我就要这本。
hǎo, nà wǒ jiù yào zhè běn.
Okay, then I'll take this one.
L
好的，请到那边收银台付款。
hǎo de, qǐng dào nà biān shōu yín tái fù kuǎn.
All right, please go pay at the checkout counter over there.