Mandarin · Chapter 6 · Lesson 8 · Phrase session
Too expensive!
Colours, prices and the noble art of haggling.
Why these go together
Ask the price of clothes, say it is too dear, ask for another colour and compare two things.
这件衣服多少钱？
How much is this top?
两百块。
Two hundred yuan.
太贵了，可以便宜点吗？
That's too expensive. Could you do it a bit cheaper?
你喜欢什么颜色？
What colour do you like?
有红的吗？
Have you got a red one?
我要这件黑的。
I'll have this black one.
白的最漂亮。
The white one is the nicest.
这件比那件便宜。
This one is cheaper than that one.
这家商店卖手机吗？
Does this shop sell mobile phones?
我给你一百块。
Here's a hundred yuan.
Literally: I give you one hundred yuan.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
这衣服多少钱？ (How much is this top?)
zhè ___ yī fu duō shǎo qián ？
两块。 (Two hundred yuan.)
liǎng ___ kuài 。
太了，可以便宜点吗？ (That's too expensive. Could you do it a bit cheaper?)
tài ___ liǎo ， kě yǐ pián yi diǎn ma ？
你喜欢什么？ (What colour do you like?)
nǐ xǐ huan shén me ___？
有的吗？ (Have you got a red one?)
yǒu ___ de ma ？
我要这件的。 (I'll have this black one.)
wǒ yào zhè jiàn ___ de 。
白的漂亮。 (The white one is the nicest.)
bái de ___ piào liang 。
这件那件便宜。 (This one is cheaper than that one.)
zhè jiàn ___ nà jiàn pián yi 。
这家商店手机吗？ (Does this shop sell mobile phones?)
zhè jiā shāng diàn ___ shǒu jī ma ？
我你一百块。 (Here's a hundred yuan.)
wǒ ___ nǐ yì bǎi kuài 。
Lesson 8 of 8 in this chapter