TalkChinese AIEveryday shopping
Buy fruit at a Chinese market with confidence.
At a market, a friendly exchange can help you choose fruit, ask the price, and request a smaller or larger amount.
Practice this everyday shopping conversation in the app
Words to use when this really happens
Ask the price
这个怎么卖？(zhè ge zěn me mài?) means “How is this sold?”
Ask for a weight
我要一斤 (wǒ yào yì jīn) means “I would like one jin.”
Ask if it is sweet
甜不甜？(tián bu tián?) means “Is it sweet?”
Turn phrases into replies
Practice the everyday shopping moment before you are in it.
In TalkChinese AI, you respond out loud, hear a natural follow-up, and try again. That is how a phrase becomes something you can actually say.
- Practice this turnAsk the price
- Practice this turnAsk for a weight
- Practice this turnAsk if it is sweet
请再说一遍
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn — “Please say that again.” One reliable sentence gives you room to listen, think, and keep going.
Questions people ask
What is 一斤?
In mainland China, one 斤 is 500 grams.
Can I choose the fruit myself?
Often yes, but ask 我可以自己挑吗？— “Can I pick them myself?”
Ready to say it, not just read it?
Download TalkChinese AI and rehearse this exact type of conversation out loud before you need it.
Practice everyday shopping in the app