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Negotiating with a Taobao Merchant

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ID: 1907 Intermediate
You don't still actually physically go to shops and physically browse the physical merchandise, and then physically pay for it with physical money and then physically carry it away, do you? Because over here we all just use Taobao. It's very convenient. The only hassle is dealing with the seller... which is what this lesson is about.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
qīn dear
size
piān to be inclined
标准 biāozhǔn standard
你好!这双鞋有货吗?
nǐhǎo !zhè shuāng xié yǒu huò ma ?
Hello! Do you have this pair of shoes in stock?
亲,有的哦。你要几码的?
qīn ,yǒu de o 。nǐ yào jǐ mǎ de ?
We do, dear. What size would you like?
36码的。你们的鞋偏大还是偏小?
sānshí liù mǎ de 。nǐmen de xié piān dà háishi piān xiǎo ?
Size 36. Do your shoes tend to run large or small?
亲,是标准码哦。平时穿多大的,就买多大的。
qīn ,shì biāozhǔn mǎ o 。píngshí chuān duō dà de ,jiù mǎi duō dà de 。
They're standard sizes, dear. Just buy the size that you normally wear.
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