Welcome to today’s A2 Mandarin lesson! Today, we are going shopping at POYA, a famous Taiwanese beauty and daily goods store. In this lesson, you will learn essential makeup vocabulary—such as lipstick, foundation, and eyeshadow—and how to ask for recommendations or find products in a store. This practical dialogue will help you shop for cosmetics confidently in Taiwan!
中文單字 Chinese Vocabulary
- 化妝品 (huàzhuāngpǐn) – Cosmetics / Makeup
- 粉底液 (fěndǐyè) – Liquid foundation
- 口紅 (kǒuhóng) – Lipstick
- 眼影 (yǎnyǐng) – Eyeshadow
- 睫毛膏 (jiémáogāo) – Mascara
- 防曬乳 (fángshàirǔ) – Sunscreen
- 卸妝水 (xièzhuāngshuǐ) – Makeup remover
- 試用 (shìyòng) – To try out / Tester
- 推薦 (tuījiàn) – To recommend
- 結帳 (jiézhàng) – To check out / Pay the bill
對話內容 Chinese Conversation / Dialogue
莉莉(Lìlì): 美美，我想買新的化妝品，我們一起去寶雅好嗎？
(Měimei, wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn de huàzhuāngpǐn, wǒmen yīqǐ qù Bǎoyǎ hǎo ma?)
Meimei, I want to buy some new makeup. Shall we go to POYA together?
美美(Měimei): 好啊！我也想買一支口紅和一瓶防曬乳。
(Hǎo a! Wǒ yě xiǎng mǎi yī zhī kǒuhóng hé yī píng fángshàirǔ.)
Okay! I also want to buy a lipstick and a bottle of sunscreen.
莉莉(Lìlì): 這裡的粉底液很多，妳知道哪個牌子比較好嗎？
(Zhèlǐ de fěndǐyè hěn duō, nǐ zhīdào nǎge páizi bǐjiào hǎo ma?)
There are many liquid foundations here. Do you know which brand is better?
美美(Měimei): 我推薦這個牌子，便宜又好用。
(Wǒ tuījiàn zhège páizi, piányí yòu hǎoyòng.)
I recommend this brand; it’s cheap and easy to use.
莉莉(Lìlì): 真的嗎？這裡有試用品，我先試用看看。
(Zhēn de ma? Zhèlǐ yǒu shìyòngpǐn, wǒ xiān shìyòng kànkàn.)
Really? There is a tester here; I will try it out first.
美美(Měimei): 妳覺得顏色怎麼樣？適合妳嗎？
(Nǐ juédé yánsè zěnmeyàng? Shìhé nǐ ma?)
What do you think of the color? Does it suit you?
莉莉(Lìlì): 顏色很自然，我很喜歡。我要買這瓶粉底液。
(Yánsè hěn zìrán, wǒ hěn xǐhuān. Wǒ yào mǎi zhè píng fěndǐyè.)
The color is very natural, I like it a lot. I will buy this bottle of liquid foundation.
美美(Měimei): 妳還要買眼影還是睫毛膏嗎？
(Nǐ hái yào mǎi yǎnyǐng háishì jiémáogāo ma?)
Do you still want to buy eyeshadow or mascara?
莉莉(Lìlì): 不用了，我還要買一瓶卸妝水。妳的口紅找到了嗎？
(Bùyòng le, wǒ hái yào mǎi yī píng xièzhuāngshuǐ. Nǐ de kǒuhóng zhǎodào le ma?)
No need, I also need to buy a bottle of makeup remover. Did you find your lipstick?
美美(Měimei): 找到了，這支紅色的很好看。我們去結帳吧！
(Zhǎodào le, zhè zhī hóngsè de hěn hǎokàn. Wǒmen qù jiézhàng ba!)
Found it, this red one looks very nice. Let’s go check out!
問題延伸 Chinese Practice Questions
是非題 (True or False Reading Comprehension): (Please read the statements and decide if they are True [是] or False [非] based on the dialogue.)
- 莉莉和美美現在在超級市場買東西。 (Lili and Meimei are buying things in a supermarket right now.)
- 美美推薦的粉底液很便宜。 (The liquid foundation Meimei recommended is very cheap.)
- 美美最後買了一支紅色的口紅。 (Meimei bought a red lipstick in the end.)
問題討論 (Discussion Questions): (Try answering these questions using the vocabulary you just learned!)
- 你平常出門會化妝嗎？你最喜歡買哪一種化妝品？ (Nǐ píngcháng chūmén huì huàzhuāng ma? Nǐ zuì xǐhuān mǎi nǎ yī zhǒng huàzhuāngpǐn?) Do you usually wear makeup when you go out? What kind of cosmetics do you like buying the most?
- 在你的國家，大家都在哪裡買化妝品？ (Zài nǐ de guójiā, dàjiā dōu zài nǎlǐ mǎi huàzhuāngpǐn?) In your country, where does everyone buy cosmetics?
