You're buying some fruit in a street market in Bejing. See if you can manage it in Chinese. There are five questions to check how much you know.

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The peaches really look delicious! What is the word for peach? Click on the right answer.
grape
mango
peach
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How do you say 'I'd like to have four peaches'?
This is my daughter.
My surname is Zhang.
I'd like to have four peaches.
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The word for 'this' might come in handy now. Do you know which of these words is the right one?
grape
this
three
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Now ask the sales assistant for the price: 'How much'?
What is your name?
What would you like to drink?
How much?
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The sales assistant answers in Chinese: 'thirty five altogether'. Click on the phrase you think you've heard.
This is eight hundred kuai.
I'd like to have one jin of grapes.
Thirty five altogether.
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Well done, you finished the quiz. You answered all the questions.

You got out of 5 right the first time!


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Review this unit: Doing some shopping
Move on: Asking for directions

If you don't know the answer have a look at the useful phrases or cultural notes to get a clue.

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