HSK 1 Conversational Chinese 第五课 多少钱一个Lesson 5 How much does one cost? Text 3

HSK Standard Conversational Course (Level 1) HSK标准会话教程（1级） HSK 1 Conversational Chinese 第五课 多少钱一个 Text 3 

Shālì de bēizi hěn piàoliang, qīshí kuài qián yí gè.

莎莉 的 杯子 很 漂亮，  七十  块   钱  一 个。

Sally's cup is very pretty, and it cost 70 yuan.

Tā mǎile sān gè,  tā yí gè, tā bàba yí gè,  tā māma yí gè.

她 买了  三 个，她一 个，她爸爸 一 个，她 妈妈 一 个。

 She bought three, one for herself, one for her dad and one for her mom.

语法点 Language Points

1. “多少钱”：（1）询问东西的价格。例如：

   “多少钱”(How much does it cost): (1) used to inquire the price of things. For example:

这个杯子多少钱？

How much does this cup cost?

（2）询问做某事的花费。例如：

 Used to inquire the cost of doing something. For example:

坐出租车去火车站多少钱？

How much does it cost to take a taxi to the train station?

坐飞机去中国多少钱？

How much does it cost to fly to China?

“多少”是疑问代词，询问十以上的数量。“多少+（量词）+名词”，中间的量词有时可以省略。例如：

“多少” is an interrogative pronoun used to inquire about quantities higher than 10. The construction is “多少+(measure word)+noun”, in some situations the measure word in the middle can be omitted.

一个月多少天？

How many days are there in a month?

你写了多少（个）字？

How many characters did you write?

 

2. “了”：“了”放在动词后，“动词+了+宾语”，表示动作完成。例如：

  “了”: “了” is placed after the verb, the construction “verb+了+object” expresses a completed action. For example:

她买了三个杯子。

She bought three cups.

昨天我买了五个苹果。

Yesterday I bought five apples.

今天上午我吃了四个苹果。

This morning I ate four apples.

 

3. “有”：动词，主语是人时，表示“拥有”。例如：

  “有”: verb, when the subject is a person, it expresses possession. For example:

我有一个杯子。

I have a cup.

我有一本中文书。

I have a Chinese book.

否定式为“没有+名词”。例如：

The negative form is “没有+noun”. For example:

我没有杯子。

I don’t have a cup.

我没有汉语书。

I don’t have a Chinese book.

注意：肯定句里一般有数量词，否定句里一般不出现数量词。

Note: Affirmative sentences usually use a quantifier, whereas negative sentences usually don’t.

 

4.疑问代词“哪儿”：询问处所。例如：

 The interrogative pronoun“哪儿”: used to inquire the place or location. For example:

你去哪儿？

Where are you going?

你想去哪儿吃饭？

Where do you want to go to eat?

你去哪儿买苹果？

Where do you go to buy apples?

 

5. 钱数的表达：人民币的常用单位是“元”“角”，口语里分别用“块”“毛”表示，后面还常常加上“钱”字。例如：

  Expressing an amount of money: The common units of RMB are “元” and “角”, but in spoken Chinese, people say “块” and “毛” instead, followed by the word “钱”. For example:

这个杯子七十块钱一个。

This cup costs 70 kuai.

这个苹果五块钱一个。

This apple costs five kuai.

这本书五十块钱。

This book costs 50 kuai.