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Your Guide to Buying Glasses in China

2017-05-13 ShanghaiWOWeng


Its not your fault your eyesight is shit. However, it is your fault for having the same specks from 2005. Sure, things in China arent always easy with one hell of a language barrier, but cmon bros & gals. Time to step up the glasses game and get back on track to being the handsome stud, or ravishing lady, we all know you are. Heres the official guide to getting yourself some new glasses in China:



THE BEGINNING


How to begin? Well, the whole point is to find a local store and save you some money. You can do some research on Google, Bing, or other search engines, or if you’re the exploratory type go out and find a glasses shop yourself. You’re looking for a sign along the lines of “眼镜店” (yân jìng diàn). Here’s some language to know when you walk in.

 

我要买眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi yǎn jìng.

I want to buy glasses.

 

你们有什么颜色的眼镜吗?

Nǐmen yǒu shé me yán sè de yǎn jìng ma?

What color glasses do you have?

 

我要买黑色的眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi hēi sè de yǎn jìng.

I want to buy black glasses.

 

我要买金黄色的眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi jīn huáng sè de yǎn jìng.

I want to buy gold glasses.

 

我要买隐形眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi yǐn xíng yǎn jìng.

I want to buy contact lenses.



CHOOSING THE RIGHT STYLE


Style is everything. You gotta make sure these new specks will force all that are passing by to do a double take when they see you in your majestic aurora on the street, supplied solely by these glasses you’re about to go purchase. Here’s some language for the specifics:


我要买圆的眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi yuán de yǎn jìng.

I want to buy round glasses.

 

你有什么品牌的眼镜吗?

Nǐ yǒu shé me pǐn pái de yǎn jìng ma?

What brands (of glasses) do you have?

 

你有没有古奇的眼镜吗?

Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu gǔ qí de yǎn jìng ma?

Do you have Gucci glasses?

 

你有没有香奈儿的眼镜吗?

Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiǎng nài'er de yǎn jìng ma?

Do you have Chanel glasses?

 

这个眼镜太宽了; 有什么别的?

Zhè ge yǎn jìng tài kuān le; yǒu shé me bié de?

These glasses are too wide; what others do you have?

 

我要买有花纹的眼镜!

Wǒ yāo mǎi huā yǒu huā wén de yǎn jìng!

I want to buy flower-print glasses!

 

 

THE EYE EXAM


Alright champ. You’ve done it. You waltzed in there like a boss. You picked out some sexy specks. Now it’s time to do your test and get your glasses. The test is pretty basic, typically with varying “E” shapes that either go to the right, left, up, or down, which you then have explain to the optician. Here is some basic language to have for the exam:

 

左边

Zuǒbiān

Left

 

右边

Yòubiān

Right

 

下面

Xiàmiàn

Down

 

上面

Shàngmiàn

Up

 

第一排很清楚。

Dì yī pái hěn qíng chu.

The first row is very clear.

 

第三排看不清楚。

Dì sān pái kàn bù qíng chu.

The third row is not very clear.



VICTORY! WE HAVE VICTORY!

 

That’s right you beautiful, majestic, humanoid. You just got your first pair of glasses using your oh-so-brilliant Chinese skills. I’ve never been more proud of you than in this moment. Granted, I’ve never met you (and probably never will) but I am overwhelmed with joy for you nonetheless. As an extra treat because you’re so perfect, here is some miscellaneous info for you in case we missed anything you may wanna know:

 

我有散光了。我需要散光眼镜。

Wǒ yǒu sàn guāng le. Wǒ xū yào sàn guāng yǎn jìng.

I have an astigmatism. I need astigmatism lenses.

 

我要买红色的隐形眼镜。

Wǒ yāo mǎi hóng sè de yǐn xíng yǎn jìng.

I want to buy red contact lenses.

 

我眼睛太大了,你可以帮我弄近一点吗?

Wǒ yǎn jīng tài dà le, nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ nòng jìn yī diǎn ma?

My glasses are too big (for my head), can you tighten them for me?


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