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Lesson Three: Shopping

第三课：购物

Hello everyone, welcome to Learning Tibetan! Will you go shopping when you are in Tibet? If yes, take these sentences with you!

No.1

I    it    take a look at ,                      please?

Ngar pha gi jig ten rok nang

May I take a look at it, please?

请给我看一下这个

No.2

the necklace    how much       is?

Khe gyan dhir gong ga tso rey

How much is the necklace?

这条项链多少钱？

No.3

expensive too,                    cheaper                     can it be

Gong che tak cho sha, dok tsam ja na drik gi rey pey

It’s too expensive, can it be cheaper?

太贵了，能便宜些吗？

No.4

輂繳︽興繳︽纈輁︽耴繴︽耑︽胑︽繳翭繳︽纈輂繳

(clothing) this one looks nice.

Dug lok nying je po duk

This one looks nice.

这件衣服挺好看的。

No.5

纃繻︽纁纀︽輦纍︽繼︽纈羓繳︽羆︽臵繻︽繽纍﹀

try it on                    may I?

Tsad tsam ji na drik gi rey pey

May I try it on?

可以试一试吗？

No.6

纈輁︽聄繳︽纁纀︽臱繴︽輅繳纍︽繿纆繳 纈輁︽纋纍︽軹繴︽繿︽臰繻︽臵繻︽繽纍﹀

this one is longer,                                one any shorter?

Di dok tsam ring drak sha, di ley tung wa yow rey pey

This one is longer, any shorter one?

这件长了一点，有短一点的吗？

No.7

纈輁︽繹繳︽繹繳︽臵繻︽繿纆繳

this one fits me well.

Di tak tak rey sha

This one fits me well.

这件正好

No.8

繴︽輂繳︽興繳︽纈輁︽耫︽羆︽臫繼﹀

I’ll this one(clothing) take.

Nga dug lok di nyo gij yin

I’ll take this one.

我买这件衣服

Substitution Practice

替换练习

Now, let’s do some practice.

No.1

︽︽︽︽︽︽繻軤纋︽繳︽轂繻︽臵繻﹀

——Ngu gat so rey

How much is …?

……多少钱？

羓︽纈輁纊﹀

Dri dir

this knife

这把刀

How much is this knife?

義繼︽繶︽纈輁纊﹀

Gyan cha dir

this jewellery

这件首饰

How much is this jewellery?

纋繳︽繳輂繿︽纈輁纊﹀

Lak dup dir

this bracelet

这个手镯

How much is this bracelet?

脃纍︽纈輁︽纈輅纊﹀

Boe dir

the incense

这种香

How much is the incense?

繻纊︽翹繳︽纈輁纊﹀

Dar jok dir

the sutra streamer

这个经幡

         How much is the sutra streamer?

No.2

輂繳︽興繳︽纈輁﹀︽︽︽︽︽︽︽︽

Dug lok dir——

This one…

这件衣服……

耴繴︽耑︽胑︽腵︽纈輂繳

Nying je po min duk

doesn’t fit

不好看

         This one doesn’t fit.

耴繴︽耑︽胑︽纈輂繳

Nying je po duk

looks nice

漂亮 好看

         This one looks nice.

羉繴︽罷︽胑︽纈輂繳

Gong ke po duk

is cheap

便宜

         This one is cheap.

羉繴︽翾︽繺繳︽翿繻︽纈輂繳

Gong che tak cho dug

is too expensive

太贵

         This one is too expensive.

Well, that’s all for today, see you next time!

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