Chinese for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 5

Areas of a shop

Shop areas in Chinese — 试衣间 (fitting room), 收银台 (register) — to navigate the store.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    请问，试衣间在哪里？

    qǐng wèn, shì yī jiàn zài nǎ lǐ?

    Excuse me, where are the fitting rooms?

    Tip: 试衣间 <shìyījiān> = fitting room

  2. Rose Rose

    在收银台旁边，

    zài shōu yín tái páng biān,

    They are next to the register,

    Tip: 收银台<shōuyíntái> = register, till, check out counter

  3. Rose Rose

    我带您去吧！

    wǒ dài nín qù ba!

    I'll take you there!

    Tip: 带 <dài> = to take, to accompany

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    谢谢

    xiè xie

    Thanks.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 试衣间?

'Fitting room'. 试 (try) + 衣 (clothes) + 间 (room). Universal Chinese shop vocabulary.

What is 收银台?

'Cash register / checkout'. 收银 = receive money, 台 = counter. Pay here.

Direction words in Chinese?

旁边 (beside/next to), 后面 (behind), 前面 (in front), 上面 (above), 下面 (below), 里面 (inside), 外面 (outside).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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