In this Mandarin Q &A practice, I ask 5 questions on buying clothes. After each question, you have 5 seconds to respond yourself before hearing my response. The script (English & Chinese) are below. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected]. 


1.  Q: 你平时都去哪儿买衣服(呢)? 
      A: 我平时都是上网/去shein/去商场买衣服。

2.  Q: 你喜欢穿什么牌子(páizi: brand)的衣服？      
       A: 我最喜欢穿nike的衣服，可是我也喜欢别的牌子。
             OR 我其实不太在乎衣服的牌子。穿着舒服就可以了。

3. Q: 你买衣服的时候是更注重样式(yàngshì: fashion style)还是更注重材质(cáizhì: material) ？
     A: 我买衣服最看重材质，因为材质好穿着才舒服。
     OR: 我买衣服的时候最看重样式。我不需要它穿着舒服，但是一定要穿着好看。

4.  Q: 你多久买一次衣服？
       A: 我一般一个月买一次衣服。 
       OR: 我很少买新衣服。我只有在过年的时候才买衣服。

5. Q: 你穿多大号的衣服/鞋？
      A: 我穿大/中/小号的衣服。
            我穿7号半（的鞋）。（对应中国号码：38号）

1.  Question: Where do you usually buy clothes?
      A: I usually go online / go to Shein.com / go to the mall to buy clothes

2. Q: What clothes do you like to wear?
      A: I like to wear Nike the most, but I also like other brands’ clothes.
             Or I actually don't really care about the brand of clothes as long as it wears comfortably.

3. Q: When you buy clothes, do value the design/style or material more?
     A: I value the material most when I buy clothes, because only when the material is good will it be comfortable to wear.
     Or: I value style the most when I buy clothes. I don’t need it to be comfortable, but it has to look                  good.

4.  Q: How often do you buy clothes?
       A: I usually buy clothes once a month.
      Or: I rarely buy new clothes. I only buy clothes during the Chinese New Year.

5. Q: What size clothes/shoes do you wear?
     A: I wear large/medium/small clothes.
           I wear (shoes) in size 7 and a half (Corresponding Chinese size:  size 38)

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