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Buying a Plasma TV

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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
液晶 yèjīng LCD
牌子 páizi brand
寸 cùn inch
划算 huásuàn economical
先生，想买液晶电视，是吗？
xiānsheng ，xiǎng mǎi yèjīng diànshì ，shì ma ？
Sir, would you like to buy an LCD TV?
对。
duì 。
Yes.
这个牌子不错，买的人很多。你想买几寸的？
zhè ge páizi bùcuò ，mǎi de rén hěn duō 。nǐ xiǎng mǎi jǐ cùn de ？
This brand is decent. A lot of people buy it. How big of a screen do you want?
46寸的。
sìshí liù cùn de 。
46 inches.
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