I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary.

我想买本英-汉字典。

A Hello. Do you speak English?

A 你好。你说英语吗？

B Yes, sir. How can I help you?

B 是的，先生。您需要什么？

A I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary. Do you have any?

A 我想买一本英-汉字典。这里有吗？

B Yes, we have several in stock. Large ones and small ones. If you want pocket-sized, I recommend this one.

B 是的，我们有几本存货。有大的也有小的。如果你要袖珍字典的话，我推荐这本。

A That looks perfect, thank you. I'll take it.

A 看起来非常合适。谢谢你。我就买这本。

B Certainly, sir.

B 不客气，先生。

Notes注释

1 A good thing to buy is a dictionary: a dictionary / a dictionary. You can ask: I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary. / I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary – or a Chinese-English dictionary / a Chinese-English dictionary.

需要买的一样好东西是字典：a dictionary /字典。你可以问：I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary. /我想买一本英-汉字典。或者a Chinese-English dictionary /一本汉-英字典。

2 Dictionaries come in many sizes, large, small and pocket-sized: pocket-sized / pocket-sized, for example. Sometimes a shop assistant will recommend a particular one: If you want pocket-sized, I recommend this one. / If you want pocket-sized, I recommend this one.

字典有多种尺寸，例如大的，小的和袖珍的：pocket-sized /袖珍的。有时售货员会推荐某本字典：If you want pocket-sized, I recommend this one. /如果你要袖珍字典的话，我推荐这本。

Key phrases and sentences

Hello. Do you speak English?

Yes, sir. How can I help you?

I'd like to buy an English-Chinese dictionary.

Do you have any?

Well, we have several in stock.

Large ones and small ones.

If you want pocket-sized, I recommend this one.

That looks perfect, thank you. I'll take it.

Certainly, sir.

你好。你说英语吗？

是的，先生。您需要什么？

我想买一本英-汉字典。这里有吗？

是的，我们有几本存货。

有大的也有小的。

如果你要袖珍字典的话，我推荐这本。

看起来非常合适。谢谢你。我就买这本。

不客气，先生。