How to Say ‘I want one jin of apples.’ in Simplified Chinese
我要一斤苹果。
wǒ yào yī jīn píng guǒ
[waw yaow yī jīn píngguǒ]
Phrase Breakdown
我要
wǒ yào
I want
我要 is used to ask for something, for example when shopping. Pronounce: wǒ yào.
我要这个。
I want this one.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我今天来买水果。
I came to buy fruit today.
要
yào
[yaow]
to want; to order
Used to express wanting something or placing an order.
我就要一杯埃塞俄比亚。
I’ll take a cup of Ethiopian coffee then.
一斤苹果。
yī jīn píng guǒ
one jin of apples
The pattern is number + 斤 + item. Pronounce: yì jīn píngguǒ.
我买两斤苹果。
I'll buy two jin of apples.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[yī]
one
The number one, used to denote a single unit.
他有一个苹果。
He has one apple.
斤
jīn
[jīn]
jin (half a kilogram)
Traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to 500 grams, common in markets.
香蕉多少钱一斤？
How much is a jin of bananas?
苹果
píng guǒ
[píngguǒ]
apple
A common round fruit.
我喜欢吃苹果。
I like eating apples.
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