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54 [fifty-four]

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54[五十四]

54 [Wǔshísì]

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I want to buy a present. 我 要 买 一- 礼- 。 我 要 买 一个 礼物 。 0
wǒ y----- y--- l---. wǒ yāomǎi yīgè lǐwù. 		+
But nothing too expensive. 但 是 不- 太- 的 。 但 是 不要 太贵 的 。 0
Dà---- b---- t-- g-- d-. Dànshì bùyào tài guì de. 		+
Maybe a handbag? 或许 一- 手-- ？ 或许 一个 手提包 ？ 0
Hu--- y--- s----- b--? Huòxǔ yīgè shǒutí bāo? 		+
     
Which color would you like? 您 要 什- 颜- 的 ？ 您 要 什么 颜色 的 ？ 0
Ní- y-- s----- y---- d-? Nín yào shénme yánsè de? 		+
Black, brown or white? 黑色-- 棕-- 还- 白-- ？ 黑色的， 棕色的 还是 白色的 ？ 0
Hē--- d-- z----- d- h----- b---- d-? Hēisè de, zōngsè de háishì báisè de? 		+
A large one or a small one? 一个 大- 还- 一- 小------ ？ 一个 大的 还是 一个 小的（手提包） ？ 0
Yī-- d- d- h----- y--- x--- d- (s----- b--)? Yīgè dà de háishì yīgè xiǎo de (shǒutí bāo)? 		+
     
May I see this one, please? 我 可- 看-- 吗 ？ 我 可以 看一下 吗 ？ 0
Wǒ k--- k-- y---- m-? Wǒ kěyǐ kàn yīxià ma? 		+
Is it made of leather? 是 真-- 吗 ？ 是 真皮的 吗 ？ 0
Sh- z----- d- m-? Shì zhēnpí de ma? 		+
Or is it made of plastic? 还是 人-- ？ 还是 人造革 ？ 0
Há---- r-------? Háishì rénzàogé? 		+
     
Of leather, of course. 当然 是 纯-- 了 。 当然 是 纯皮的 了 。 0
Dā----- s-- c--- p- d---. Dāngrán shì chún pí dele. 		+
This is very good quality. 这 可- 特--- 质- 啊 。 这 可是 特别好的 质量 啊 。 0
Zh- k---- t---- h-- d- z------- a. Zhè kěshì tèbié hǎo de zhìliàng a. 		+
And the bag is really very reasonable. 这个 手-- 确- 是 物--- 。 这个 手提包 确实 是 物美价廉 。 0
Zh--- s----- b-- q----- s-- w---- j-- l---. Zhège shǒutí bāo quèshí shì wùměi jià lián. 		+
     
I like it. 我 喜- 。 我 喜欢 。 0
Wǒ x-----. Wǒ xǐhuān. 		+
I’ll take it. 我 要 这- 了 。 我 要 这个 了 。 0
Wǒ y-- z------. Wǒ yào zhègele. 		+
Can I exchange it if needed? 我 能 退- 吗 ？ 我 能 退换 吗 ？ 0
Wǒ n--- t------ m-? Wǒ néng tuìhuàn ma? 		+
     
Of course. 当然 了 。 当然 了 。 0
Dā-------. Dāngránle. 		+
We’ll gift wrap it. 我们 把 它 包-- 礼- 。 我们 把 它 包装成 礼品 。 0
Wǒ--- b- t- b-------- c---- l----. Wǒmen bǎ tā bāozhuāng chéng lǐpǐn. 		+
The cashier is over there. 那 对- 是 收-- 。 那 对面 是 收银台 。 0
Nà d------ s-- s------ t--. Nà duìmiàn shì shōuyín tái. 		+
     

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Who understands whom?

There are about 7 billion people in the world. They all have a language. Unfortunately, it's not always the same. So in order to speak with other nations, we must learn languages. That is often very arduous. But there are languages that are very similar. Their speakers understand one another, without mastering the other language. This phenomenon is called mutual intelligibility . Whereby two variants are distinguished. The first variant is oral mutual intelligibility . Here, the speakers understand each other when they talk. They do not understand the written form of the other language, however. This is because the languages have different written forms. Examples of this are the languages Hindi and Urdu. Written mutual intelligibility is the second variant. In this case, the other language is understood in its written form. But the speakers do not understand each other when they speak to each other. The reason for this is that they have very different pronunciation. German and Dutch are examples of this. The most closely related languages contain both variants. Meaning they are mutually intelligible both orally and in written form. Russian and Ukrainian or Thai and Laotian are examples. But there is also an asymmetrical form of mutual intelligibility. That is the case when speakers have different levels of understanding each other. Portuguese understand Spanish better than the Spanish understand Portuguese. Austrians also understand Germans better than the other way around. In these examples, pronunciation or dialect is a hindrance. He who really wants to have good conversations must learn something new…