Chinese for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 4
Polite requests
Polite requests in Chinese — 麻烦你 (Could you please) — softens any request.
Conversation
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Meera
请问，这条裤子有其他颜色吗？
qǐng wèn, zhè tiáo kù zi yǒu qí tā yán sè ma?
Excuse me, do these trousers come in different colors?
Tip: 条 <tiáo> = counter for skirts and pants 裤子 <kùzi> = pants, trousers 其他 <qítā> = other, different 颜色 <yánsè> = colour
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Rose
有的，还有蓝色的和灰色的，
yǒu de, hái yǒu lán sè hé huī sè de,
Yes, there is blue and grey too.
Tip: 还有 <háiyǒu> = also have 蓝色 <lánsè> = blue colour 灰色 <hūisè> = gray colour
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Rose
您想看哪种？
nín xiǎng kàn nǎ zhǒng?
Which one would you like to see?
Tip: 种 <zhǒng> = type, kind, variety
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Meera
那麻烦您帮我来灰色的。
nà má fàn nín bāng wǒ lái huī sè de.
Could I trouble you to get me the grey one?
Tip: 麻烦 <máfàn> = inconvenient, troublesome, annoying. Frequently used to ask someone to do something for you.