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We Need to Discuss My Allowance

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ID: 2717 Intermediate
At some point you need to become financially independent and stop taking handouts from your parents. In todays lesson you'll learn lots of useful money related terms that many intermediate will find useful.
Tue Jun 23 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
价钱 jiàqian price
难得 nándé rare, seldom
付不起 fùbuqǐ to be unable to afford
考虑 kǎolǜ to consider
这件衣服好好看哦，嗯？价钱写在哪？呃，好贵，算了。
zhè jiàn yīfu hǎohǎokàn ò ，ng4 ？jiàqian xiě zài nǎ ？è ，hǎo guì ，suànle 。
That dress looks really great, huh? Where is the price? Eh... it's really expensive, forget it.
没关系，你难得回来，爸爸帮你买。
méiguānxi ，nǐ nándé huílai ，bàba bāng nǐ mǎi 。
It's OK, you don't come home often, I'll buy it for you.
不用啦！我已经开始打工了，买衣服的钱，我可以自己付。
bùyòng la ！wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ dǎgōng le ，mǎi yīfu de qián ，wǒ kěyǐ zìjǐ fù 。
Don't worry about it! I've already started working part time, I can pay for my own clothes.
可是你不是说这件衣服太贵吗？你自己付不起，爸爸可以买给你啊。
kěshì nǐ búshì shuō zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì ma ？nǐzìjǐ fùbuqǐ ，bàba kěyǐ mǎi gěi nǐ ā 。
But didn't you say that the dress was too expensive? If you can't afford it, your dad can buy it for you.
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