十元还是十块？
Chinese money: what are yuan, kuai and mao?
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中国的钱叫“人民币”。你去商店买东西，东西上写着“十元”。大家说话的时候，不说“十元”，说“十块”。“十元”是写的，“十块”是说的。
一块钱是十毛，写的时候是十角。一个面包八块五，就是八块五毛。
一百块的是红色的。现在，很多中国人买东西的时候，在手机上给钱。买水果，买面条，坐出租车，都一样。有的人一个月都没有看见钱！
春节的时候，大家都想要新的一百块。爸爸妈妈要给孩子红包，红包里是新的钱。孩子们非常喜欢！
你那里的钱叫什么？
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 东西 | dōngxī | east and west |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 元 | yuán | yuan (unit of Chinese money) |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
English (for the teacher)
China’s money is called renminbi. When you go to a shop to buy something, it’s marked “ten yuan”. When people talk, they don’t say “ten yuan”; they say “ten kuai”. “Ten yuan” is written; “ten kuai” is spoken.
One kuai is ten mao; in writing it’s ten jiao. A bread roll for eight kuai five is eight kuai and five mao.
The hundred-kuai note is red. Now, when many Chinese people buy things, they pay on their phones. Fruit, noodles, a taxi: it’s all the same. Some people don’t see cash for a whole month!
At Spring Festival, everyone wants new hundred-kuai notes. Parents give children red envelopes, and inside is new money. Children love it!
What is the money called where you live?