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Tailor-made Clothing

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ID: 0340 Intermediate
Some do it because nowhere else in the world could you get a tailor-made suit for under $100. Some do it because everywhere else in the world laughs at a request for “tight in the bum, boot fit corduroys”. Regardless, you come here, and you leave with twice the amount of luggage. In this podcast, learn how to tell your tailor exactly what you want, in Mandarin Chinese. Study hard, because we’d like to think our listeners aren’t “off the rack” types.
Tue Nov 21 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
西装 xīzhuāng Western-style suit
裙子 qúnzi skirt
订做 dìngzuò custom made
面料 miànliào fabric
师傅，我想做一套西装，还要做一条裙子送给我太太。
shīfu ，wǒ xiǎng zuò yītào xīzhuāng ，hái yào zuò yī tiáo qúnzi sònggěi wǒ tàitai 。
Sir, I would like to get a suit made, and also get a skirt made for my wife.
没问题，包你满意，很多人都到我这里订做衣服。 你带样子来了吗？还是要我来设计？
méiwèntí ，bāo nǐ mǎnyì ，hěn duō rén dōu dào wǒ zhèlǐ dìngzuò yīfu 。 nǐ dài yàngzi lái le ma ？hái shì yào wǒ lái shèjì ？
No problem, satisfaction is guaranteed. A lot of people come to me to get their clothing made. Did you bring an example of what you want? Or do you want me to design it?
噢，我有样子。你让我选一下面料吧。我要厚一点儿的，天冷穿。
ō ，wǒ yǒu yàngzi 。nǐ ràng wǒ xuǎn yīxià miànliào ba 。wǒ yào hòu yīdiǎnr de ，tiān lěng chuān 。
Oh, I have an example of what I want. Let me choose the fabric. I want something a little bit thicker, to wear in the cold weather.
行，我这里的羊毛料子很好。你摸一下，多软啊！
xíng ，wǒ zhèlǐ de yángmáo liàozi hěn hǎo 。nǐ mō yīxià ，duō ruǎn ā ！
Sure. The wool I have here is very good. Here, feel it. It’s very soft!
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