You get what you paid for
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ID: 4192
Elementary
Today we're going to show you a good catchphrase that you can use when handling bargaining customers!
Elijah,Lucille
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 货 | huò | goods; merchandise | |
| 一分钱一分货 | yīfēnqiányīfēnhuò | you get what you pay for | |
| 价格 | jiàgé | price | |
| 订 | dìng | to order; to book |
这货太贵了可以便宜点吧
zhè 这huò 货tài 太guì 贵le 了kěyǐ 可以piányi 便宜diǎn 点ba 吧
This merchandise is too expensive, can it be cheaper?
一分钱一分货没办法更便宜了
yīfēnqiányīfēnhuò 一分钱一分货méi 没bànfǎ 办法gèng 更piányi 便宜le 了
You get what you pay for, there's no way to be cheaper.
那价格低点我们订多点
nà 那jiàgé 价格dī 低diǎn 点wǒmen 我们dìng 订duō 多diǎn 点
If we get it cheaper, we'll order more.
好吧那多介绍客人给我们喽
hǎo 好ba 吧nà 那duō 多jièshào 介绍kèrén 客人gěi 给wǒmen 我们lou 喽
Fine, then you have to introduce more customers to us.
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