3DialogueEveryday life1 min

Changing a Shirt

A shirt that is too small, a receipt that is lost and a colour that is sold out.

A conversation in a clothes shop. 的(de) can stand without its noun when everybody knows what is meant: 大(dà)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)的(de) is “a bigger one”, 蓝(lán)的(de) “the blue one”.

Zhào Yáng

你好(nǐhǎo)，我(wǒ)上(shàng)个(ge)星期(xīngqī)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)衬衫(chènshān)，可是(kěshì)有点儿(yǒudiǎnr)小(xiǎo)。能(néng)换(huàn)一(yí)件(jiàn)大(dà)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)的(de)吗(ma)？

Liú Fāng

可以(kěyǐ)。您(nín)带(dài)小票(xiǎopiào)了(le)吗(ma)？

Zhào Yáng

哎呀(āiyā)，小票(xiǎopiào)我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)了(le)。不过(búguò)我(wǒ)是(shì)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)付(fù)的(de)钱(qián)，手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)能(néng)看(kàn)到(dào)。

Liú Fāng

好(hǎo)的(de)，那(nà)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)。衬衫(chènshān)穿(chuān)过(guo)吗(ma)？

Zhào Yáng

只(zhǐ)在(zài)家里(jiāli)试(shì)了(le)一下(yíxià)，没(méi)出去(chūqu)穿(chuān)过(guo)。

Liú Fāng

好(hǎo)。您(nín)这(zhè)件(jiàn)是(shì)中(zhōng)号(hào)，我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)大(dà)号(hào)。不过(búguò)白(bái)的(de)大(dà)号(hào)已经(yǐjīng)卖完(màiwán)了(le)，只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)蓝(lán)的(de)。

Zhào Yáng

蓝(lán)的(de)也(yě)行(xíng)。我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)试试(shìshi)吗(ma)？

Liú Fāng

当然(dāngrán)，试衣间(shìyījiān)在(zài)那儿(nàr)。

Zhào Yáng

这(zhè)件(jiàn)正好(zhènghǎo)！价钱(jiàqian)一样(yíyàng)吗(ma)？

Liú Fāng

一样(yíyàng)。您(nín)不用(búyòng)再(zài)付钱(fùqián)了(le)。

Words: 115
Sentences: 19
Words per sentence: 6.1
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: 3
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

大(dà)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)的(de) · 蓝(lán)的(de)
Adjective + 的(de) without its noun: 大(dà)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)的(de) (a bigger one), 蓝(lán)的(de) (the blue one). De without a noun: mine, the red one →
穿(chuān)过(guo)吗(ma) · 没(méi)出去(chūqu)穿(chuān)过(guo)
穿(chuān)过(guo)吗(ma)？ asks whether something has ever happened: “have you worn it?” Guo: having done something before →
找不到(zhǎobudào)
找不到(zhǎobudào): verb + 不(bù) + result — “cannot find”. Can or cannot: potential complements →

The words from 3 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 4 of the 66 words in this text are at 3 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

不过
but; however; only
3
付
to pay → to be able to pay
3
哎呀
oh dear!; ouch!
3
试衣间
fitting room
3

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 19 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Shopping 6 Adverbs and connecting words 5 Basic verbs 4 Basic adjectives 3 Clothes and colours 3 Verb complements 3 Clothes and buying them 2 Greetings and set phrases 2 Clock and calendar 2 Everyday verbs 2 Everyday adjectives 1 Adverbs: how, when and how sure 1 Linking words and frames 1 Reactions in set phrases 1 Home and rooms 1 The first measure words 1 Numbers and money 1 The phone and the internet 1 Time words 1

Comprehension questions

4 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Why does Zhao Yang want to change the shirt?

2. What problem does Zhao Yang have?

3. What is sold out?

4. How much more does he have to pay?