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Market Prices for Seafood

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ID: 1819 Intermediate
Sometimes you open up a menu, and instead of seeing the familiar "numbers" to represent the price, you see two pesky Chinese characters. You have stumbled upon the market price! In this lesson, several would-be seafood diners learn the value of inquiring about the market price.
Wed Dec 07 2011 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
点 diǎn to order
海鲜 hǎixiān seafood
鱼 yú fish
虾 xiā shrimp
我们点些海鲜吧！
wǒmen diǎn xiē hǎixiān ba ！
Let's order some seafood!
好啊，鱼、虾、蟹我都爱吃。
hǎo a ，yú 、xiā 、xiè wǒ dōu ài chī 。
OK. I love fish, shrimp, and crab.
我看看多少钱。没写价格，写的都是“时价”。
wǒ kàn kan duōshǎo qián 。méi xiě jiàgé ，xiě de dōu shì “shíjià ”。
I'll see how much it is. There's no price written. They all say "market price."
我们问问服务员吧。哎，服务员！
wǒmen wèn wen fúwùyuán ba 。āi ，fúwùyuán ！
Let's ask the waiter. Hey, waiter!
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