Chinese For Dummies (64 page)

Nǐde gǔdǒng dìtǎn zài nǎr?
你的古董地毯在哪儿
? (
你的古董地毯在哪兒
?)
(nee-duh goo-doong dee-tahn dzye nar?) (
Where are your antique carpets?
)

Zhèige duōshǎo nián?
这个多少年
? (
這個多少年
?) (jay-guh dwaw-shaow nyan?) (
How old is this?
)

Zhèi shì něige cháodài de?
这是哪个朝代的
? (
這是哪個朝代的
?)
(jay shir nay-guh chaow-dye duh?) (
Which dynasty is this from?
)

Buying high-tech and electronic things

New electronic gadgets appear on the market every two minutes these days, or so it seems. Just when you think you've gotten the latest model of something, another one comes out with great fanfare. Following is a list of the most commonly used (and most commonly bought) items you may need — even while reading
Chinese For Dummies
. Now you know how to ask for what you want when you walk in that store.

chuánzhēn jī
传真机
(
傳真機
)
(chwahn-juhn jee) (
fax machine
)

dǎyìnjī
打印机
(
打印機
)
(dah-yeen-jee) (
printer
)

diànnǎo shèbèi
电脑设备
(
電腦設備
)
(dyan-now shuh-bay) (
computer equipment
)

diànshì jī
电视机
(
電視機
)
(dyan-shir jee) (
TV
)

gèrén diànnǎo
个人电脑
(
個人電腦
)
(guh-run dyan-now) (
PC
)

guāngpán
光盘
(
光盤
)
(gwahng-pahn) (
CD
)

shǔbiāo
鼠标
(
鼠標
) (shoo-byaow) (
mouse
)

jiànpán
键盘
(
鍵盤
)
(jyan-pahn) (
keyboard
)

jìsuàn qī
计算器
(
計算器
)
(jee-swan chee) (
calculator
)