2. With Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face Handy Measure Words 件 & 条 - Clothes

3. I, Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face will teach you about measure words. (They go in front of nouns, but I’m sure you know that.)

4. It goes like this: Number + measure word + noun. In English you say, “one shirt,” but in Chinese we would say “one + measure word + shirt.”

5. Our first measure word is for clothes worn on the top half of the body or on the whole body, and it is…

6. 件

7. One shirt 一件衬衫

8. 两件外套 Two coats

9. 三件毛衣 Three sweaters

10. Our next measure word is for clothes worn on the bottom half of the body, and it is…

11. 条

12. 四条裤子 Four pairs of trousers

13. 五条裙子 Five skirts