start end text 0 5500 Standard Chinese, a modular approach, Money Module Unit 1, Production Tape 1. 5500 12500 On the comprehension tape in this unit, you were introduced to a number of sentences about buying things such as newspapers, magazines and books. 12500 15500 Before you learn how to say these things, let's review them. 15500 19500 Give an English equivalent for each of the following sentences from the target list. 19500 20500 Number 1 21500 23500 这里有英文报名 25500 28500 Are there any English-language newspapers here? 28500 31500 有,就在那里 32500 34500 Yes, they're right over there. 34500 36500 Number 2 36500 39500 我想买英文报 39500 43500 I'd like to buy an English-language newspaper. 43500 46500 这个报多少钱? 46500 49500 How much is this newspaper? 49500 52500 这个报五块钱一份 53500 56500 This newspaper is five dollars a copy. 56500 58500 Number 3 58500 61500 这里有美国杂志没有 61500 64500 Are there any American magazines here? 64500 67500 这里没有美国杂志 68500 71500 There aren't any American magazines here. 71500 73500 Number 4 73500 76500 你们这里卖美国书不卖? 79500 82500 Do you sell American books here? 82500 85500 对不起,美国书我们不卖. 85500 88500 I'm sorry, we don't sell American books. 88500 91500 Number 5 91500 94500 报杂志一共多少钱? 97500 101500 How much are the book and magazine altogether? 101500 104500 一共三十五块钱 105500 108500 All together it's thirty-five dollars. 108500 110500 Number 6 110500 113500 这两张地图多少钱? 113500 116500 地图多少钱? 117500 120500 How much are these two maps? 120500 123500 三十二块钱 123500 126500 Thirty-two dollars. 126500 128500 Now that you understand these sentences, 128500 130500 you should begin learning how to say them. 130500 132500 Listen to this exchange. 132500 136500 We're in Taipei. Two students are in the library talking. 136500 138500 这里有英文报吗? 138500 141500 有,就在那里. 141500 143500 Repeat the word for newspaper. 143500 145500 报 145500 147500 报 147500 151500 Repeat English language newspaper. 151500 154500 英文报 154500 158500 英文报 158500 161500 Notice that here it's 英文报 161500 164500 an English language newspaper, not 英国报, 164500 166500 a newspaper from England. 166500 170500 Repeat, are there any English language newspapers here? 170500 173500 这里有英文报吗? 176500 179500 这里有英文报吗? 179500 182500 In the last module, you learn the verb yo 182500 184500 at times it meant to have 184500 187500 and at other times it meant to exist to be. 187500 189500 When the verb yo means to exist or to be, 189500 191500 there is no subject in the sentence. 191500 193500 Repeat the sentence. 193500 195500 Are there any English newspapers here again? 195500 198500 Notice that there is really no subject. 198500 201500 这里有英文报吗? 204500 207500 这里有英文报吗? 209500 211500 What's before yo, the verb, 211500 214500 is jelly here, the topic of the sentence. 214500 217500 Coming at the front, it sets the scene for the rest of the sentence. 217500 221500 Here, are there any English newspapers? 221500 223500 Try asking the question yourself now. 223500 225500 You'll get a confirmation and a reply. 225500 227500 Are there any English newspapers here? 227500 230500 Are there any English newspapers here? 233500 236500 这里有英文报吗? 236500 239500 有,就在那里。 239500 242500 Again. 245500 248500 这里有英文报吗? 248500 251500 有,就在那里。 251500 254500 Where English uses the impersonal construction 254500 256500 are there or is there, 256500 259500 Chinese uses the verb yo without a subject. 259500 261500 Here's a similar exchange. Listen. 261500 263500 这里有英文报吗? 263500 266500 有,就在那里。 266500 268500 Notice that in this yes-no question, 268500 270500 there's no use of the question marker ma. 270500 272500 Instead, the negative form of the verb 272500 275500 is added after the object where the ma would be. 275500 276500 Try repeating. 276500 279500 Are there any newspapers here? 279500 282500 这里有报没有? 282500 285500 这里有报没有? 288500 291500 It's important to remember that the negative form of the verb 291500 294500 used at the end of the sentence is almost toneless. 294500 296500 Try repeating the question again. 296500 298500 Are there any newspapers here? 298500 301500 这里有报没有? 302500 305500 这里有报没有? 307500 311500 Repeat.Are there any English newspapers here? 311500 314500 这里有英文报没有? 317500 320500 这里有英文报没有? 321500 323500 Ask the question yourself now. 323500 325500 You get a confirmation and reply. 325500 328500 Are there any English newspapers here? 331500 334500 这里有英文报没有? 334500 337500 有,就在那里。 337500 340500 Again. 343500 346500 这里有英文报没有? 346500 349500 有,就在那里。 351500 353500 Do you remember how to ask, 353500 355500 do you have children? 358500 361500 你们有孩子吗? 362500 364500 Now ask the same question 364500 366500 without using the marker ma. 366500 368500 Do you have children? 370500 373500 你们有孩子没有? 373500 376500 Now let's say you're in a small store in Taipei. 376500 378500 Listen. 378500 380500 我想买英文报. 380500 383500 好,就在这里。 383500 385500 Repeat the verb to buy. 385500 390500 买.买. 390500 392500 In the last module, 392500 395500 you saw that the verb 想 meant to think and also to plan. 395500 397500 Here we have another meaning to want to. 397500 399500 Repeat to want to. 399500 405500 想.想. 405500 406500 Repeat. 406500 409500 I'd like to buy an English language newspaper. 409500 412500 我想买英文报. 416500 419500 我想买英文报. 419500 421500 Try saying it yourself. 421500 425500 You get a confirmation and a reply. 428500 430500 我想买英文报. 430500 434500 好,就在这里。 434500 436500 Again. 439500 442500 我想买英文报. 442500 445500 好,就在这里。 447500 450500 Here's how you might ask the price. Listen. 450500 452500 这个多少钱? 452500 454500 五块钱. 454500 456500 The question word how much 多少 456500 458500 is made of two words. 458500 461500 Many 多 and few 少. 461500 464500 The word 少 few loses its tone and combination. 464500 466500 Repeat how much? 466500 469500 多少. 469500 472500 多少. 472500 474500 Repeat the word for money. 474500 477500 钱. 477500 480500 钱. 480500 483500 Repeat how much does this cost? 483500 486500 Literally, this how much money? 486500 491500 这个多少钱? 491500 494500 这个多少钱? 494500 498500 As you see, when you want to ask how much something costs, 498500 501500 you simply say this how much money? 501500 503500 这个多少钱? 503500 505500 You need no verb like is or has. 505500 507500 This is similar to the way you ask how old you are. 507500 509500 你多大了. 509500 511500 Literally, you how much old. 511500 514500 Ask the question, how much does this cost? 514500 517500 You get a confirmation and a reply. 520500 522500 这个多少钱? 522500 525500 五块钱. 527500 529500 Again. 531500 534500 这个多少钱? 534500 536500 五块钱. 536500 539500 Let's listen to the reply again. 539500 542500 五块钱. 542500 544500 Repeat the word for dollar. 544500 547500 快. 547500 551500 快. 551500 554500 The word for dollar,快, is a counter for money. 554500 556500 You've already seen the general counter good 556500 558500 as used for people and things. 558500 560500 Repeat five dollars. 560500 563500 Notice that it's literally five dollars money. 563500 567500 五块钱. 567500 570500 五块钱. 570500 573500 Now you take the part of the shopkeeper. 573500 576500 The English newspaper is five dollars. 576500 579500 这个多少钱? 579500 582500 五块钱. 582500 584500 Again. 584500 587500 这个多少钱? 587500 590500 五块钱. 590500 593500 Here's a similar exchange. Listen. 593500 596500 这个中文报多少钱? 596500 599500 三块钱一份. 599500 602500 Repeat Chinese language newspaper. 602500 605500 Be sure to mimic the tones accurately. 605500 609500 中文报. 609500 612500 中文报. 612500 616500 Repeat the question, how much is this Chinese newspaper? 616500 622500 这个中文报多少钱? 622500 626500 这个中文报多少钱? 626500 628500 Now try asking the question yourself. 628500 635500 You'll get a confirmation and a reply. 635500 638500 这个中文报多少钱? 638500 643500 三块钱一份.Again. 643500 649500 这个中文报多少钱? 649500 653500 三块钱一份. 653500 657500 Listen to the reply again. 657500 662500 三块钱一份.Repeat the word for copy. 662500 665500 It's a counter used for newspapers. 665500 668500 份. 668500 673500 Repeat one copy. 673500 678500 Notice that the tone on one is rising before a syllable with a falling tone. 678500 682500 一份. 682500 685500 一份. 685500 688500 Repeat three dollars a copy. 688500 694500 Notice that 一份 comes at the end of the sentence just as a copy does in English. 694500 699500 三块钱一份. 699500 703500 三块钱一份. 703500 705500 Try replying to the question now. 705500 709500 The Chinese newspaper is three dollars a copy. 709500 714500 这个中文报多少钱? 714500 719500 三块钱一份.Again. 719500 724500 这个中文报多少钱? 724500 727500 三块钱一份. 727500 730500 But perhaps you're not only interested in buying newspapers. 730500 732500 Listen. 732500 734500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 734500 737500 卖.我们这里卖. 737500 739500 Notice that the verb to sell. 739500 742500 卖 is distinguished from the verb to buy. 742500 745500 买 only by the tone falling instead of low. 745500 750500 Repeat the verb to sell.卖. 750500 754500 卖. 754500 760500 Repeat the word for magazine.杂志. 760500 763500 杂志. 763500 770500 Repeat American magazine.美国杂志. 770500 774500 美国杂志. 774500 775500 Repeat the sentence. 775500 778500 Do you sell American magazines here? 778500 785500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 785500 789500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 789500 793500 In this question, just as in 这里有英文报没有, 793500 796500 there's a topic instead of a subject. 796500 798500 The topic is 你们这里. 798500 801500 We don't have anything quite like this in English, 801500 805500 meaning something like here where you are or your place here. 805500 806500 Repeat the sentence. 806500 808500 Do you sell American magazines here? 808500 817500 Again.你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 817500 822500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 822500 825500 As you may have noticed, the English translation of this question, 825500 827500 do you sell American magazines here, 827500 829500 does not match the Chinese too well. 829500 832500 Literally, the question is something more like here at your place, 832500 834500 are American magazines sold? 834500 842500 How do you say do you sell American magazines here? 842500 847500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 847500 848500 Try asking the question, 848500 850500 do you sell American magazines here? 850500 851500 Again. 851500 858500 This time you'll get a confirmation and a reply. 858500 862500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 862500 870500 卖,我们这里卖.Again. 870500 873500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 873500 877500 卖,我们这里卖. 877500 881500 Notice that the verb 卖 to sell is used as a short answer. 881500 884500 Repeat, yes, we sell them here. 884500 891500 卖,我们这里卖. 891500 896500 卖,我们这里卖. 896500 898500 Try responding to the question yourself. 898500 900500 Answer that you sell them here. 900500 907500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 907500 912500 卖,我们这里卖.Again. 912500 918500 你们这里卖美国杂志不卖? 918500 921500 卖,我们这里卖.Again. 921500 925500 The conversation at the newsstand might continue like this. 925500 927500 这个多少钱? 927500 930500 三十块钱一本.Again. 930500 934500 How do you say how much is this one? 934500 936500 这个多少钱? 936500 938500 Ask the question again, 938500 942500 and get a confirmation and a reply. 942500 944500 这个多少钱? 944500 948500 三十块钱一本.Again. 948500 950500 Repeat the counter for magazines, 950500 952500 literally a volume. 952500 954500 It's also the counter for books. 954500 959500 本,本.Again. 959500 961500 Repeat one volume. 961500 966500 Notice that the tone of e changes to falling tone before the low tone of 本. 966500 971500 一本.Again. 971500 974500 Repeat thirty dollars a copy. 974500 977500 Literally thirty dollars money one volume. 977500 982500 三十块钱一本.Again. 982500 986500 三十块钱一本.Again. 986500 988500 Try answering the question yourself. 988500 991500 Say that they're thirty dollars a copy. 991500 995500 这个多少钱? 995500 1002500 三十块钱一本.Again. 1002500 1007500 这个多少钱? 1007500 1012500 三十块钱一本.Again. 1012500 1014500 If you're interested in buying the magazine, 1014500 1016500 the conversation might have gone like this. 1016500 1018500 这个多少钱? 1018500 1022500 三十块钱一本.好,我买一本. 1022500 1026500 Repeat, fine, I'll buy one, speaking of magazines. 1026500 1035500 好,我买一本.好,我买一本. 1035500 1038500 Notice that when you say you want to buy one, 1038500 1040500 use the number one plus a counter. 1040500 1043500 In this case,本, a copy or volume. 1043500 1045500 You can't leave off a counter. 1045500 1049500 How do you say, fine, I'll buy one, speaking of magazines. 1049500 1054500 好,我买一本. 1054500 1060500 How do you say, fine, I'll buy one, speaking of newspapers. 1060500 1066500 好,我买一本.好,我买一本. 1066500 1069500 Now you buy the magazine. 1069500 1072500 First, ask how much it is, then buy it. 1072500 1077500 这个多少钱? 1077500 1085500 三十块钱一本.好,我买一本. 1085500 1091500 Again.这个多少钱? 1091500 1101500 三十块钱一本.好,我买一本. 1101500 1104500 Now let's turn to buying something else. Listen. 1104500 1107500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1107500 1111500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1111500 1113500 Repeat the word for book. 1113500 1118500 书,书. 1118500 1121500 Repeat, are there American books here? 1121500 1127500 这里有美国书没有? 1127500 1131500 这里有美国书没有? 1131500 1134500 Repeat, do you have American books here? 1134500 1140500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1140500 1144500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1144500 1146500 Try asking the question yourself. 1146500 1152500 You'll get a confirmation and a reply. 1152500 1155500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1155500 1160500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1160500 1166500 Try it again. Do you have American books here? 1166500 1169500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1169500 1174500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1174500 1178500 Repeat the word for I'm sorry, literally unable to face you. 1178500 1185500 对不起,对不起. 1185500 1188500 Repeat, I'm sorry we don't sell them. 1188500 1193500 对不起,我们不卖. 1193500 1198500 对不起,我们不卖. 1198500 1202500 Repeat, I'm sorry we don't sell American books. 1202500 1207500 Notice that the object American books is at the front of the sentence as a topic. 1207500 1214500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1214500 1219500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1219500 1221500 Try saying it ahead of the speaker. 1221500 1227500 I'm sorry we don't sell American books. 1227500 1234500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1234500 1236500 Try responding to the question now. 1236500 1239500 Answer politely that you don't sell American books. 1239500 1247500 你们这里有美国书没有? 1247500 1253500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1253500 1262500 Again,你们这里有美国书没有? 1262500 1268500 对不起,美国书,我们不卖. 1268500 1273500 Now let's say you bought both an English language newspaper at an American magazine. 1273500 1276500 You want to be able to ask how much it is altogether. 1276500 1277500 Listen. 1277500 1281500 报,杂志,一共多少钱? 1281500 1288500 报,五块,杂志,三十块,一共三十五块钱. 1288500 1291500 Repeat the word for altogether. 1291500 1297500 一共,一共. 1297500 1300500 Repeat how much is it altogether? 1300500 1309500 一共多少钱? 1309500 1312500 To ask how much the newspaper and magazine are altogether, 1312500 1316500 you put the word for newspaper and magazine up front in the topic position. 1316500 1320500 Repeat how much are the newspaper and magazine altogether? 1320500 1326500 报,杂志,一共多少钱? 1326500 1334500 报,杂志,一共多少钱? 1334500 1338500 Ask the question yourself now, we'll get a confirmation and a reply. 1338500 1345500 How much are the newspaper and magazine altogether? 1345500 1349500 报,杂志,一共多少钱? 1349500 1355500 报,五块,杂志,三十块,一共三十五块钱. 1355500 1358500 Again. 1358500 1365500 报,杂志,一共多少钱? 1365500 1374500 报,五块,杂志,三十块,一共三十五块钱. 1374500 1378500 Let's move on to buying something else. 1378500 1379500 Listen. 1379500 1381500 你们这里卖地图不卖? 1381500 1383500 卖,在那里? 1383500 1386500 Repeat the word for map. 1386500 1391500 地图,地图. 1391500 1394500 Repeat, do you sell maps here? 1394500 1399500 你们这里卖地图不卖? 1399500 1405500 你们这里卖地图不卖? 1405500 1408500 Now you take the part of the customer in the shop. 1408500 1412500 Ask if they sell maps. 1412500 1416500 你们这里卖地图不卖? 1416500 1419500 卖,在那里? 1419500 1425500 Again, do you sell maps here? 1425500 1428500 你们这里卖地图不卖? 1428500 1431500 卖,在那里? 1431500 1434500 The shopkeeper continues. 1434500 1436500 您想买什么地图? 1436500 1439500 我想买一张台北地图. 1439500 1441500 Repeat the word for sheet. 1441500 1444500 Repeat the word for counter for flat things like maps and paper. 1444500 1448500 张,张. 1448500 1450500 Repeat one sheet. 1450500 1455500 Notice that the high tone of E changes to falling tone before another high tone. 1455500 1460500 一张,一张. 1460500 1462500 Repeat a map of Taipei. 1462500 1465500 Literally one sheet Taipei map. 1465500 1469500 一张台北地图. 1469500 1473500 一张台北地图. 1473500 1476500 Repeat, I'd like to buy a map of Taipei. 1476500 1482500 Notice that the low tones of 我 and 翔 change to rising tone before the low tone of my. 1482500 1488500 我想买一张台北地图. 1488500 1493500 我想买一张台北地图. 1493500 1499500 Fry responding to the shopkeeper's question yourself, assume that you're looking for a map of Taipei. 1499500 1505500 您想买什么地图? 1505500 1509500 我想买一张台北地图. 1509500 1516500 Again,您想买什么地图? 1516500 1522500 我想买一张台北地图. 1522500 1525500 Let's review some of the sentences from the target list. 1525500 1527500 Put the following English sentences into Chinese. 1527500 1529500 Let's begin. 1529500 1534500 I'd like to buy an English language newspaper. 1534500 1538500 我想买英文报. 1538500 1544500 How much is this one? 1544500 1548500 这个报多少钱? 1548500 1555500 This newspaper is five dollars a copy. 1555500 1559500 这个报五块钱一份. 1559500 1564500 Do you sell American books here? 1564500 1569500 你们这里卖美国书不卖? 1569500 1575500 I'm sorry, we don't sell American books. 1575500 1581500 对不起,美国书我们不卖. 1581500 1586500 Are there any American magazines here? 1586500 1590500 这里有美国杂志没有? 1590500 1597500 There aren't any American magazines here. 1597500 1601500 这里没有美国杂志。 1601500 1608500 How much are the newspaper and magazine altogether? 1608500 1613500 报杂志一共多少钱? 1613500 1620500 Altogether, it's forty-five dollars. 1620500 1624500 一共四十五块钱. 1624500 1626500 This is the end of the tape. 1626500 1631500 Bunny Module Unit 1 Production Tape 1