买那个
mǎi nàge
The phrase "buy that" in Chinese is 买那个 (mǎi nàge).
To purchase a specific item that is being pointed to or mentioned.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb 买 (mǎi, to buy) and the demonstrative pronoun 那个 (nàge, that).
How does it change in a sentence?
To change the phrase from "buy that" to "buy this", replace 那个 (nàge) with 这个 (zhège).
How do you pronounce it?
mǎi nàge
Did you know?
- While 买 (mǎi) means 'to buy', changing the tone to a rising tone creates 卖 (mài), which means 'to sell'.
- In spoken Chinese, 那个 (nàge) is frequently used as a filler word similar to 'um' or 'uh' while the speaker thinks of the next word.
- Chinese uses 'measure words' for almost every noun, and 个 (ge) is the most general one, though it is technically a grammatical necessity rather than just a word for 'piece' or 'unit'.
Examples in context
- 玛丽说她会给你买那个。Mary said she'd buy that for you.This sentence shows how to use 买那个 to express that someone will perform the action of buying something for another person.Tatoeba #10986124 by Elaineeeeee, translation #6425324 by CF
- 请把那个买了。Please buy that.
- 请帮我买那个。Please help me buy that.
- 买那个吧。Buy that.
- 想买那个。Want to buy that.
- 我想买那个。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi nàge.I want to buy that.
- 你要买那个吗？Nǐ yào mǎi nàge ma?Do you want to buy that?
Example conversation
Wei and Zihan are shopping in a clothing store.
- 伟 Wei梓涵，你看，我们要买那个吗？Zǐhán, nǐ kàn, wǒmen yào mǎi nàge ma?Zihan, look, do we want to buy that?
- 梓涵 Zihan我不喜欢那个，太贵了。Wǒ bù xǐhuān nàge, tài guì le.I don't like that, it's too expensive.
- 伟 Wei那我们就买那个红色的吧。Nà wǒmen jiù mǎi nàge hóngsè de ba.Then let's buy that red one.
- 梓涵 Zihan好，我决定买那个了。Hǎo, wǒ juédìng mǎi nàge le.Okay, I've decided to buy that.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
