Basic colors: Asking about tshirt color options
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Key Phrases
我想买几件T恤。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi jǐ jiàn T xù
I'd like to buy a few T-shirts.
什么颜色？
shén me yán sè
What color?
都是中号。
dōu shì zhōng hào
All are medium size.
Skills You'll Learn
How to greet someone and start a shopping conversation.
如何打招呼并开始购物对话。
rú hé dǎ zhāo hū bìng kāi shǐ gòu wù duì huà
How to ask about and choose colors for clothing.
如何询问和选择衣服的颜色。
rú hé xún wèn hé xuǎn zé yī fú de yán sè
How to say quantity and size when buying clothes.
如何在买衣服时表达数量和尺码。
rú hé zài mǎi yī fú shí biǎo dá shù liàng hé chǐ mǎ
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a clothing store in China, asking a shop assistant about T-shirt colors and choosing three medium T-shirts: white, blue, and black.
你好，我想买几件T恤。
nǐ hǎo wǒ xiǎng mǎi jǐ jiàn T xù
Hello, I’d like to buy a few T-shirts.
好的，你想看看什么颜色？
hǎo de nǐ xiǎng kàn kàn shén me yán sè
Sure, what colors would you like to look at?
有白色和黑色吗？
yǒu bái sè hé hēi sè ma
Do you have white and black?
有的，还有蓝色和灰色。
yǒu de hái yǒu lán sè hé huī sè
Yes, we also have blue and gray.
我想要一件白色，一件蓝色。
wǒ xiǎng yào yī jiàn bái sè yī jiàn lán sè
I’d like one white and one blue.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你
nǐ
You
好
hǎo
Good; well
💬 In [好的], the [好] doesn't just mean 'good' by itself — together with [的], it often works like 'okay' or 'sure' in conversation. You'll hear the same pattern in quick replies like [好的，我知道了] ('Okay, got it').
See breakdown →你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
🇨🇳 [你好] is standard and polite, but in many everyday shop interactions in China, people may skip it and go straight to the point, like asking for a size or color. Using it is still fine; just don't be surprised if locals sound more direct.
See breakdown →我
wǒ
I; me
想
xiǎng
Want; would like
💬 [想] before a verb softens it to 'would like to' or 'feel like' rather than a blunt 'want.' So [我想买] sounds more natural and polite than just [我要买] in a shop.
See breakdown →买
mǎi
Buy
我想买
wǒ xiǎng mǎi
I'd like to buy
💬 [想] + verb is a very useful pattern for polite everyday requests: [我想买] 'I'd like to buy,' [我想看一下] 'I'd like to take a look.' It sounds softer than using [要] directly.
See breakdown →几
jǐ
A few; how many
💬 [几] asks 'how many' when the number is expected to be small, usually under 10: [几件T恤] 'how many T-shirts,' [几个人] 'how many people.' For bigger or unknown numbers, Chinese more often uses [多少].
See breakdown →件
jiàn
Piece; item (for clothes)
💬 [件] is the counting word for many upper-body clothes, like shirts and jackets. You can reuse it in patterns like [一件T恤] or [两件外套].
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