Basic colors: Asking about tshirt color options
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Key Phrases
請問，有別的顏色嗎？
qǐng wèn yǒu bié de yán sè ma
May I ask, do you have other colors?
我要藍色的，M號。
wǒ yào lán sè de M hào
I want the blue one, size M.
找您十塊
zhǎo nín shí kuài
Here's ten dollars change
Skills You'll Learn
Learn to ask about product colors and sizes in a store
學會在商店詢問商品顏色與尺寸
xué huì zài shāng diàn xún wèn shāng pǐn yán sè yǔ chǐ cùn
Learn to express the style and size you want to buy
學會表達想要購買的款式與尺寸
xué huì biǎo dá xiǎng yào gòu mǎi de kuǎn shì yǔ chǐ cùn
Learn to handle payment and change dialogue in a transaction
學會買賣交易中付款與找零的對話
xué huì mǎi mài jiāo yì zhōng fù kuǎn yǔ zhǎo líng de duì huà
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a clothing store in Taipei. You want to buy a T-shirt and ask about the colors.
歡迎光臨！
huān yíng guāng lín
Welcome!
不好意思，請問這件T恤有別的顏色嗎？
bù hǎo yì sī qǐng wèn zhè jiàn T xù yǒu bié de yán sè ma
Excuse me, does this T-shirt come in other colors?
有喔，還有白色、黑色和藍色。
yǒu ō hái yǒu bái sè hēi sè hé lán sè
Yes, we also have white, black, and blue.
有紅色嗎？
yǒu hóng sè ma
Do you have red?
不好意思，紅色賣完了。
bù hǎo yì sī hóng sè mài wán le
Sorry, red is sold out.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
歡迎光臨！
huān yíng guāng lín
Welcome!
🇹🇼 Shop staff call this out the moment you walk in, often in a sing-song voice. You don't need to answer; a nod or smile is plenty.
See breakdown →不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
Excuse me
🇹🇼 The go-to way to get a clerk's attention in Taiwan. It sounds polite and a little apologetic, so it works with anyone.
See breakdown →請問
qǐng wèn
May I ask
💬 Put 請問 (qǐng wèn) at the start of any question to make it polite: 請問有紅色嗎？ "Excuse me, do you have red?"
See breakdown →T恤
T xù
T-shirt
💬 Say it (T xù), with the English letter T. Taiwan uses T恤, and you may also hear the clipped casual form T alone, as in 這件T.
See breakdown →別的顏色
bié de yán sè
Other colors
💬 別的 (bié de) means "other" and goes in front of any noun: 別的尺寸 "other sizes". Ask 有別的顏色嗎？ to find out what else they have.
See breakdown →白色
bái sè
White
💬 Most colors are a color word plus 色 (sè) "color". In casual talk the 色 is often dropped: 白的 "the white one".
See breakdown →黑色
hēi sè
Black
藍色
lán sè
Blue
有紅色嗎？
yǒu hóng sè ma
Do you have red?
💬 有…嗎？ is the all-purpose "do you have…?" in shops. Swap in anything: 有M號嗎？ "Do you have size M?"
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