dì bā kè 第 八 课 píng guǒ yì jīn duō shǎo qián ？ 苹 果 一 斤 多 少 钱 ？
píng adj. flat píng ān 平 安 n. safety
yì shēng píng ān 一 生 平 安
píng 一个、两个. . . 苹果 guǒ
pawpaw shuí guǒ 水 果
mǎi
buy something 买（一些）东西 buy five apples 买五个苹果 buy some apples 买一些苹果 buy two bowls of noodles 买两碗面（条） buy three English magzines 买三本英语 / 文杂志 buy four packages of tea 买四包茶（叶）
mài v. sell • 古代因为生活困难，有人卖儿卖女．在集市上，把自己的孩子头 上插一根草，作为要卖的标志．后来演化到汉字里，就成了十字 头的卖字．
jīn 1斤 0. 5 kg gōng 1公斤 1 kg
guì 很贵 、不贵、 不太贵、 太贵了
• The things here are very expensive. • 这儿的东西很贵。 • The apples there aren't expensive. • 那儿的苹果不太贵。 • The fruit in Ukraine is not very expensive. • 乌克兰的水果不太贵。
le 了 auxiliary word (past tense) • He went to the canteen to buy meal. • 他去食堂买饭了。 • She went to the bank to withdraw money. • 她去银行取钱了。 • He went there to buy soup. • 他去那儿买汤了。
ba auxiliary word 1. Sometimes it is used at the end of a sentence, indicating entreaty, suggestion, command, etc. 如: 你去吃饭吧。 我们去喝茶吧。 2. indicating agreement or acknowledgment 如: 好吧，我一定去; 就这样 执行吧; 3. indicating doubt 如: 他去邮局了吧? 4. indicating uncertainty 如: 他喝酒了吧？
吧：n. (exotic words; foreign words) 书吧 酒吧
duō adj. many, much 很多：many; a lot of; much 太多：too many; too much
shǎo adj. little; few 很少；太少
shào 少 • shào nián • 少 年 teenager • 男女老少 • nián shào • 年 young 少 • shào ér • 少 儿 children, kids
duō shǎo 多 少 how much; how many • 1. ask the price • 多少钱 • 2. ask the amount of books • 多少 / 几本书 • 3. ask the amount of eggs • 多少 / 几个鸡蛋 • 4. ask how many bowls of soups • 多少 / 几碗汤
kuà i measure word: piece; chunk 一块 chocolate; meat; cookie； cake; potato; 面包 一块儿 together
一块cake 八块面包 一块meat 很多块苹果 一块chocolate
kuà i informal, mostly used in spoken language number yuán formal 块 / 元 （钱）
jiǎ o 一元 10角
máo 1. the same meaning as “角” 2. hair(especially for animals); e. g. 毛发 3. surname máo zé dōng 毛 泽 东
fēn 1. the unit of money 2. separate; divide
zhōng fēn 中 分
hái still that woman 还是那个女人 She is still very busy. His body is still very well. Do you want anything else? adv. still; yet; even more; still more 她还是很忙。 他的身体还是很好。 还要什么（吗）？
bié adj. other people 别（的）人 other things 别的东西
jú zi
zěn me how to go to the post office/bank/school adv. how； the way of doing sth. 怎么去邮局 /银行/学校
how to learn 怎么学 how to learn Spanish/German/French 怎么学西班牙语/德语/ 法语 how to make dumplings 怎么包饺子 how to pronounce 怎么发音
yí gòng adv. altogether; in total/totally 10 yuan in total how much in total 一共十元/块（钱） 一共多少钱
8 apples in total 一共八个苹果 一共多少/几个苹果 15 magazines totally 一共十五本杂志 一共多少/几本杂志
gěi v. give; give to give you money give + sb. + sth. 给你钱
zhǎo v. give change; look for; 找钱
look for something 找一些东西 look for a friend 找一个朋友 What are you looking for? 你找什么？ I am looking for fruits. 我找水果。 He gave me the change of 2. 5 yuan. 他找（给）我两块五。
