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Buy a small quantity
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| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| price | 价格 |
| measure word | 个 |
A useful situation
- Your goal: Ask the price and buy a stated number of things.
- Before you start, recall numbers one to ten and the difference between asking a question and making a request. The price facts needed for each task are supplied locally.
A customer asks 多少钱？What information should the seller supply?
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多少钱 asks how much money. A name or place does not answer that question; revisit the price phrase if you chose either.
Words you will use
- apple苹果 píngguǒ — apple. I / me我want, in this request要two两general measure word个apple苹果。
- general measure word个 ge — general measure word. three三general measure word个apple苹果。
- how many / how much多少coin钱 duōshao qián — how much money. how many / how much多少coin钱？
- yuan, spoken块 kuài — yuan, spoken. ten十yuan, spoken块coin钱。
- want, in this request要 yào — want, in this request. I / me我want, in this request要water水。
Match each word with its meaning in this unit.
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Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.
Build the meaning
- Count ordinary objects with number + measure word + noun: two两general measure word个apple苹果, two apples. two两 is useful before general measure word个; two二 is used in numbers such as twenty二十.
- how many / how much多少coin钱 asks a price. I / me我want, in this request要…… says what you want in this buying situation; it is not the same as I / me我to have / there is有……, I have.
Work through a decision: A sign says one / a一general measure word个apple苹果three三yuan, spoken块coin钱 — one apple costs three yuan. For two apples, first identify the unit price (three), then multiply by the quantity (two): six yuan. two两general measure word个apple苹果six六yuan, spoken块coin钱 reports that total. This assumes the stated per-apple price applies to both apples; do not import a price from a different shop.
Compare a plausible mistake: I / me我want, in this request要two两general measure word个apple苹果 requests two apples; I / me我to have / there is有two两general measure word个apple苹果 reports possession. Both are grammatical, but only the first expresses the customer’s order. two两general measure word个apple苹果six六yuan, spoken块coin钱 gives the price for the pair, not six yuan for each apple.
The count is two两general measure word个, not two二general measure word个 in this ordinary phrase. Use a measure word instead of directly copying English two apples.
Complete “two apples”: 两____苹果。
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The measure word 个 sits between 两 and 苹果.
A sign says 一个苹果四块钱 — one apple costs four yuan. You want two. First identify the unit price, then the quantity. Which statement gives the total for your order?
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Four yuan per apple times two apples is eight yuan for the pair. The first option keeps the one-apple price while changing the quantity; the third changes the unit price rather than stating your two-apple order.
Listen for a fresh detail
- Listen before revealing the script.
- Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.
Show the listening script and meaning
I / me我want, in this request要three三general measure word个apple苹果，don't不要water水。three三general measure word个apple苹果nine九yuan, spoken块coin钱。
I want three apples, not water. Three apples cost nine yuan.
What does the customer buy?
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三个苹果 gives the quantity; 不要水 excludes water.
Read a different account
林安want, in this request要two两general measure word个apple苹果and / with和一杯water水。two两general measure word个apple苹果six六yuan, spoken块coin钱，一杯water水three三yuan, spoken块coin钱。altogether一共nine九yuan, spoken块coin钱。
- The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
- Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.
Show the reading meaning
Lin An wants two apples and one cup of water. The apples cost six yuan and the water three: nine yuan altogether.
How much is Lin An’s purchase altogether?
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Six yuan plus three yuan is nine.
At a different stall: 三个苹果十二块钱，一杯水两块钱。A customer orders 我要三个苹果，不要水。What is the total for this order?
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The three apples have the stated group price 十二块钱, twelve yuan. 不要水 excludes water. Fourteen adds the rejected water; two counts only that rejected drink. Use this stall’s facts, not an earlier example’s price.
Speak, write, and review
- Be a customer: ask a price, then order three apples. Be the seller and give a price.
- Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.
A: three三general measure word个apple苹果how many / how much多少coin钱？ B: nine九yuan, spoken块coin钱。 A: I / me我want, in this request要three三general measure word个apple苹果。
- Write a short order for two apples and water. State a fictional total price.
- Tomorrow, hide the examples and invent a new shop sign and order. Calculate the total before checking. A few days later, add a drink with a separate price and explain whether it belongs in the total. Return to the quantity or price step that caused your error.
Ask the price and buy a stated number of things. Use the examples as support, then try a fresh version. Completing these exercises records practice, not a guarantee of mastery.
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Write a short order for two apples and water. State a fictional total price.
Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.
Use Mandarin for the new sentences or dialogue. You may explain your reasoning in English. Invent a shop sign with a per-apple price from one to five yuan. Write a customer’s order for two or three apples and a seller’s total. Exclude water explicitly. Read the exchange aloud or try it with a partner, then check your arithmetic and request wording.
Check the request, quantity and arithmetic separately. If the total is wrong, calculate from your own sign again; if the order reports possession, replace 有 with the intended request frame. This self-check does not assess pronunciation.