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Buying Fruit

A short conversation at a fruit shop, with prices and change.

Prices and measure words. Chinese puts a measure word between a number and a noun (yí ge píngguǒ), asks for a price with zěnme mài or duōshao qián, and uses kuài for the yuan in speech.

今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期六(xīngqīliù)。李(Lǐ)华(Huá)去(qù)水果店(shuǐguǒdiàn)买(mǎi)水果(shuǐguǒ)。

水果店(shuǐguǒdiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)水果(shuǐguǒ)。李(Lǐ)华(Huá)问(wèn)阿姨(āyí)：“苹果(píngguǒ)怎么卖(zěnmemài)？”

阿姨(āyí)说(shuō)：“苹果(píngguǒ)三(sān)块(kuài)钱(qián)一(yí)个(ge)。香蕉(xiāngjiāo)两(liǎng)块(kuài)钱(qián)一(yí)个(ge)。”

李(Lǐ)华(Huá)说(shuō)：“我(wǒ)要(yào)两(liǎng)个(ge)苹果(píngguǒ)，一(yí)个(ge)香蕉(xiāngjiāo)。”阿姨(āyí)说(shuō)：“八(bā)块(kuài)。”

李(Lǐ)华(Huá)给(gěi)阿姨(āyí)十(shí)块(kuài)钱(qián)。阿姨(āyí)找钱(zhǎoqián)，给(gěi)她(tā)两(liǎng)块(kuài)。李(Lǐ)华(Huá)说(shuō)：“谢谢(xièxie)！再见(zàijiàn)！”

Words: 58
Sentences: 13
Words per sentence: 4.5
in the vocabulary: 0 %
measured level: 1
Reading time: 1 min

Comprehension questions

3 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. What day is it?

2. How much is one banana?

3. How much change does Li Hua get?