Negotiating Price
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ID: 0100
Intermediate
A foreigner in China soon gets over any initial shyness to talk price after finding out he paid fifteen times the going rate for that “waving Mao” watch. Everything is to be bargained for…everything. So, take a break from talking price to brush up on your skills in this podcast. And remember, if you can do it in Mandarin Chinese, you’ll only pay ten times too much…!
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 看上去 | kàn shangqu | to look; to appear | |
| 带 | dài | to carry | |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to include | |
| 价钱 | jiàqian | price |
这个随身听看上去不错它带耳机吗
zhège 这个suíshēntīng 随身听kàn shangqu 看上去bùcuò 不错tā 它dài 带ěrjī 耳机ma 吗
This Walkman looks good. Does it come with earphones?
包括耳机价钱合理只要两百美元
bāokuò 包括ěrjī 耳机jiàqian 价钱hélǐ 合理zhǐ yào 只要liǎngbǎi 两百měiyuán 美元
The earphones are included and the price is reasonable. It's only US$200.
我觉得有点贵能打折吗
wǒ 我juéde 觉得yǒudiǎn 有点guì 贵néng 能dǎzhé 打折ma 吗
That seems a bit expensive to me. Is there any discount?
如果你用现金买我可以给你打九折
rúguǒ 如果nǐ 你yòng 用xiànjīn 现金mǎi 买wǒ 我kěyǐ 可以gěi 给nǐ 你dǎ jiǔ zhé 打九折
If you pay in cash I can give you a ten percent discount.
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