A1 · Lesson 033

Markets

Buy fresh produce by weight, ask about quality and skip the plastic bag.

By the end of this lesson

Buy a specific weight, understand the unit price and total, and manage the bag.

Use a complete market transaction instead of isolated price, weight and quality questions.

Say this now

Can you weigh this for me?

Say as a manchûai châng hâi nòi dâai mǎi khrápช่วยชั่งให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ
Say as a womanchûai châng hâi nòi dâai mǎi kháช่วยชั่งให้หน่อยได้ไหมคะ

Complete recorded examples use the displayed values. Replace them with your actual choices. Any prices or totals are invented practice examples.

Sentence shape: Please weigh for me → can you? → polite ending.

Say as a man: sentence pieces

please weigh for mechûai châng hâi nòiช่วยชั่งให้หน่อย
can youdâai mǎiได้ไหม
polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

please weigh for mechûai châng hâi nòiช่วยชั่งให้หน่อย
can youdâai mǎiได้ไหม
polite endingkháคะ

In this lesson

Essential phrases

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Key words

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Practice

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Dialogues

Follow a complete exchange.

Word match

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Listening match

Understand the same language by ear.

Chapter review

Bring the useful language back from memory.