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Bargaining

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ID: 0166 Upper Intermediate
You’ll get here and pay 15 yuan for a DVD and wonder why people laugh when you tell them. We don’t want people laughing at you--thus the lesson of the art of the haggle. In this podcast learn some hard-core bargaining phrases in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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光天化日 guāngtiānhuàrì broad daylight
蒙 mēng hoodwink
开价 kāijià name a price
……的话 ... dehuà if
天啊一条裙子要五百块你想光天化日之下抢钱啊
tiānā 天啊yī 一tiáo 条qúnzi 裙子yào 要wǔbǎi kuài 五百块nǐ 你xiǎng 想guāngtiānhuàrì 光天化日zhīxià 之下qiāngqián 抢钱ā 啊
My Gosh, 500 for a skirt? You're trying to rob me in a broad daylight.
您要知道啊您看这可是意大利名牌全手工制作质地又好
nín 您yào 要zhīdao 知道ā 啊nín 您kàn 看zhè 这kěshì 可是Yìdàlì 意大利míngpái 名牌quán 全shǒugōng zhìzuò 手工制作zhídi 质地yòu 又hǎo 好
You must know that you get what you pay for. This is an Italian brand. It is handmade and has a superior texture.
别蒙我了这条裙子做工也不过一般颜色也不是特别好看根本不值五百块你乱开价了
bié 别mēng 蒙wǒ 我le 了zhè 这tiáo 条qúnzi 裙子zuògōng 做工yě 也búguò 不过yībān 一般yánsè 颜色yě 也bù 不shì 是tèbié 特别hǎokàn 好看gēnběn 根本bùzhí 不值wǔbǎi kuài 五百块nǐ 你luàn 乱kāijià 开价le 了
Don't try to fool me! The tailoring of this skirt is just average. The color is not that pretty either. It's not worth 500. Don't give me that ridiculous price.
怎么会这裙子可是用上好的布料制成的的人都知道这个品牌的衣服质量都很好
zěnme huì 怎么会zhè 这qúnzi 裙子kěshì 可是yòng 用shànghǎo de 上好的bùliào 布料zhìchéng 制成de 的de 的rén 人dōu 都zhīdao 知道zhège 这个pǐnpái 品牌de 的yīfu 衣服zhìliàng 质量dū 都hěn 很hǎo 好
What? This skirt is made from the best fabric. It's clear to the people who knows clothing. The quality of clothes from this brand are very good.
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