HSK 3.0 Level 1 · Lesson 9 of 15
这个多少钱
购物
27 minute lesson · task-based course
这个多少钱
Ask about products and prices
By the end of this lesson
- Ask a product’s price and availability.
- State what you want to buy.
- Read simple labels with names, prices and dates.
Step 2 · Listening
Listen before reading
First listen for the situation and repeated words. Do not try to translate every sentence.
First play
Identify who is speaking and the main purpose of the exchange.
Second play
Listen for names, times, places, quantities or other task information.
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Lesson vocabulary
Learn the word, then read it again in a sentence or mini-scene from this lesson. A vocabulary card by itself does not count as taught course language.
to buy
to sell
shop
shop
thing
clothes
how many; how much
money
yuan
yuan; piece
expensive
cheap
this one
that one
want; need
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
thousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
ten; 10
two; both; some
which; who
which ones?; who?; what?
(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
these
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make the lesson's additional words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Sentence patterns
Build usable sentences
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Prices and measure words
number + 元 / 块Use 元 or 块 after a number to state a price.
Questions with 多少
多少 + noun？Use 多少 for an unrestricted number or price.
Completed actions with 了
用动态助词“了1”表示Completed aspect uses verb + 了 to present an action as completed.
Money and ordinal numbers
钱数表示法；序数表达法1：第+数词Money uses a number plus 元 or 块; ordinals use 第 before a number.
Step 5 · Dialogue
Read and replay the exchange
Follow each line with pinyin above the Chinese text. Use the sentence button to isolate one line.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Buy one item in a shop
You are shopping for 衣服 or another 东西. Ask the 多少钱 price, compare an expensive and a 便宜 option, choose what to 买, and confirm the total.
Your task
- Begin politely with 请问 and ask 多少钱？
- React to one price with 贵 or 便宜.
- Say 我要买… or 不要了.
- Finish by asking 一共多少钱？ and give a price in 元 or 块.
View a lesson model
请问，这件衣服多少钱？ 一百二十元。 有点儿贵。那个呢？ 那个八十块，很便宜。 好，我要买那个。 好。你还要别的东西吗？
This is a model built from the lesson dialogue. Adapt the information instead of copying it.
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson pattern is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 20 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson focuses on 问答商品信息 and gives you a clear communication goal before you move into extra practice.
- Ask a product’s price and availability.
- State what you want to buy.
- Read simple labels with names, prices and dates.