In this short dialogue, Xiaohua navigates the process of buying, and paying for, apples and bananas.
Key vocab
苹果 – píng guǒ – apple
香蕉 – xiāng jiāo – banana
多少钱 – duō shǎo qián – how much money
块 – kuài – yuan (spoken)
一共 – yí gòng – altogether
老板 – lǎo bǎn – boss/shopkeeper
要 – yào – to want
几个 – jǐ gè – how many
买水果
小华：你好！苹果多少钱？
老板：一个苹果两块钱。
小华：好的。我要三个苹果。这个香蕉呢？
老板：香蕉一块五。你要几个？
小华：我要五个香蕉。一共多少钱？
老板：苹果六块，香蕉七块五。一共十三块五。
小华：好，给你钱。谢谢！
老板：不客气！再见！
Buying Fruit
Xiaohua: Hello! How much are the apples?
Boss: Two yuan for one apple.
Xiaohua: Okay. I want three apples. What about these bananas?
Boss: Bananas are one yuan fifty. How many do you want?
Xiaohua: I want five bananas. How much is it altogether?
Boss: Apples are six yuan, bananas are seven yuan fifty. Altogether thirteen yuan fifty.
Xiaohua: Okay, here’s the money. Thank you!
Boss: You’re welcome! Goodbye!
