我想喝茶 I`d like some tea
Dialogue 1. 在饭馆儿 zài fàn guǎn ér In a restaurant
A: 你想喝什么？nǐ xiǎng hē shénme？
What would like to drink ?
B: 我想喝茶wǒ xiǎng hē chá
I`d like to have some tea.
A：你想吃什么？nǐ xiǎng chī shénme ？
What would you like to eat ?
B：我想吃米饭 wǒ xiǎng chī mǐ fàn
I`d like rice.
New Words
想 xiǎng mod. to want, would like
喝 hē v. to drink
茶chá n. tea
吃chī v. to eat
米饭mǐ fàn n. cooked rice
Dialogue 2. 在客厅 In the living room
A: 下午你想做什么？xià wǔ nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me？
What would you like to do this afternoon ?
B：下午我想去商店。 xià wǔ wǒ xiǎng qù shāng diàn 。
I`d like to go shopping.
A： 你想买什么？ nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me ？
What do you want to buy ?
B: 我想买一个杯子 wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī gè bēi zǐ
I want to buy a cup
New Words
6. 下午xià wǔ n. afternoon
7. 商店shāng diàn n. shop, atore
8. 买mǎi v. to buy, to purchase
9. 个gè m. a general measure word
10. 杯子 bēi zǐ n. cup, glass
Dialogue .3 在商店 zài shāng diàn In a store
A: 你好！ 这个杯子多少钱？ nǐ hǎo ！ zhè gè bēi zǐ duō shǎo qián ？
Hello ! How much is this cup ?
B：28块 èr shí bā kuài
28 yuan
A： 那个杯子多少钱？nà gè bēi zi duō shǎo qián
What about that one ?
B：那个杯子10块钱。 nà gè bēi zǐ shí kuài qián
The one is 10yuan.
New Words
11. 这zhè pron. this
12. 多少 duō shǎo pron. how many, how much
13. 钱qián n. money
14. 书shū n. a unit of money, same as “yuan"
15. 那nà pron. that
Notes 注释
The Modal Verb ”想"
The modal verb"想“ is usually used before a verb to express a hope or plan. For example：
（1） 我想学韩语。wǒ xiǎng xué hán yǔ 。
（2） 明天我想去学校看书。 míng tiān wǒ xiǎng qù xué xiào kàn shū 。
（3） 我想买一个杯子。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī gè bēi zǐ 。
2. The Interrogative Pronoun”多少duō shǎo “
The interrogative pronoun ”多少duō shǎo " is used to ask about numbers larger than 10. The measure word following it can be ommited. “多少duō shǎo ” can also be used to inquire about prices, usually in the sentence pattern “......多少钱duō shǎo qián？” For example :
(1） 你们学校有多少（个）学生？ nǐ men xué xiào yǒu duō shǎo （gè ）xué shēng ？
（2）你有多少（个）汉语老师？nǐ yǒu duō shǎo （gè ）hàn yǔ lǎo shī ？
（3）这个杯子多少钱？zhè gè bēi zǐ duō shǎo qián ？
3. The Measure Words"个 gè“ and "口kǒu ”
“个” is the most common measure word in Chinese, usually used before a noun without a specific measure word of its own. For example:
(1) 三个老师 sān gè lǎo shī
（2）五个学生 wǔ gè xué shēng
（3）一个杯子 yī gè bēi zǐ
“口 kǒu ” is a measure word, too , usually used for member of a family ( see lesson 5 ). For example : （1） 李老师家有六口人 lǐ lǎo shī jiā yǒu liù kǒu rén
（2）你家有几口人？ nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？
（3）我家有三口人。 wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén 。
4. Expression of the Amount of Money
The basic unit of Renminbi (Chinese currency ) is “yuan", usually replaced by ”块kuài “ in spoken Chinese. For example: