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A man looking in a mirror.

買衫 Buying clothes Acheter des vêtements

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Sahar Haidari

Translated by Stephanie Hung

Read by Stephanie Hung

Language Cantonese

Level Level 3

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A man looking in a mirror.

阿里件恤衫好舊,佢需要件新嘅。

Ali’s shirt is old. He needs a new one.

La chemise d’Ali est vieille. Il en a besoin d’une nouvelle.


A man walking to a shopping mall.

佢去緊商場睇吓新衫。

He goes to the shopping mall to look for new clothes.

Il va au centre commercial pour chercher de nouveaux vêtements.


A man in a shopping mall looking confused.

喺商場入便佢搵唔到賣衫嘅舖頭。

In the shopping mall he cannot find the clothing store.

Dans le centre commercial, il ne trouve pas le magasin de vêtements.


A man speaking to a shop assistant.

佢入去舖頭問路。佢問:」邊度有得買衫呀?「

He goes into a shop to ask for directions. “Where can I buy clothes?” he asks.

Il va dans un magasin pour demander son chemin. “Où puis-je acheter des vêtements ?” demande-t-il.


Someone pointing to a nearby shop.

個職員指去商場嘅另外一邊。賣衫嘅舖頭喺嗰度!

The shopkeeper points to the other side of the mall. The clothing store is on the opposite side!

Le commerçant pointe l’autre bout du centre commercial. Le magasin de vêtements est en face !


A man holding up a shirt.

阿里入到去搵恤衫。啲恤衫對佢嚟講太大啦,同埋都有少少貴。

Ali goes in and looks for a shirt. The shirts are too big for him, and quite expensive.

Ali y rentre et cherche une chemise. Les chemises sont trop grandes pour lui, et assez chères.


A man buying a pair of trousers.

佢反而因為減緊價,所以買咗一條褲。佢決定下個月出糧嘅時候先買恤衫。

He buys a new pair of trousers instead because they are on sale. He decides he will buy a shirt next month when he gets his salary.

Il achète un nouveau pantalon à la place car il est en soldes. Il décide d’acheter une chemise le mois prochain quand il recevra son salaire.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sara Sahar Haidari
Translated by: Stephanie Hung
Read by: Stephanie Hung
Language: Cantonese
Level: Level 3
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