㆙：請問，毛筆㆒枝多少錢？
qǐng wèn máo bǐ yì zhī duō shǎo qián
Excuse me. How much is a writing brush?
㆚：這種筆 ㆒枝㈤百塊。
zhè zhǒng bǐ yì zhī wǔ bǎi kuài
This kind is $500 each.
㆙：㈤百塊？太貴了。
wǔ bǎi kuài tài gùi le
Five hundred dollars? That's too expensive.
㆚：我們也㈲便宜的。
wǒ men yě yǒu pián yí de
We have some cheaper ones.
㆙：便宜的好㊢嗎？
pián yí de hǎo xiě ma
Do the cheap ones write well?
㆚：便宜的也好㊢，只是不好看。
pián yí de yě hǎo xiě zhǐ shì bù hǎo kàn
Cheap ones write well too, but they are not as attractive.
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第㈩㈦課 多少錢㆒枝？
Lesson 17 How Much is it?

一

money
他很㈲錢。
tā hěn yǒu qián
He has a lot of money.
毛筆㆒枝多少錢？
máo bǐ yì zhī duō shǎo qián
How much does a writing brush cost?
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二

字與詞

WORDS AND PHRASES
硯台㆒個多少錢？
yàn tái yí ge duō shǎo qián
How much does an ink-slab cost?
塊
（ㄎㄨㄞˋ；kuài）
dollar
元
（ㄩㄢˊ；yuán）

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種
（ㄓㄨㄥˇ；zhǒng）
a kind, type
你要買那種筆？
nǐ yào mǎi nǎ zhǒng bǐ
What kind of pen do you want?
他要㈻那種畫？
tā yào xué nǎ zhǒng huà
What kind of painting does he want to learn?
這種紙貴嗎？
zhè zhǒng zhǐ gùi ma
Is this kind of paper very expensive?
貴
（ㄍㄨㄟˋ；guèi）
expensive
這本書貴不貴？
zhè běn shū gùi bú gùi
Is this book expensive?
這本書很貴。
zhè běn shū hěn gùi
This book is very expensive.
便宜
（ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ；pián yí）
cheap
這本書太貴了，便宜㆒點好嗎？

zhè zhāng huà hěn hǎo kàn
This painting is very beautiful.
你看見李先生了嗎？
nǐ kàn jiàn Lǐ xiān shēng le ma
Have you seen Mr. Li?
我沒㈲看見。
wǒ méi yǒu kàn jiàn
I haven't seen him.
零錢
（ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ；líng qián）
small change; petty cash
你㈲沒㈲零錢？
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu líng qián
Have you got any change?
對
（ㄉㄨㄟˋ；duèi）
right, correct
我說的對不對？
wǒ shuō de dùi bú dùi
Is what I said correct?
對，你說的很對。
dùi nǐ shuō de hěn dùi
Yes, what you said is right.
對不起！
dùi bù qǐ
I'm sorry. Excuse me.
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