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Haggle For A Good Deal

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ID: 2695 Newbie
Shopping is a great opportunity to practice your Chinese. In today's lesson, you'll learn a new way to say "how much is this?" so that you can prompt the shopkeeper to tell you about their deals and different pricing combos. You'll also learn how to play hardball to haggle your way to a good deal.
Mon May 18 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
件 jiàn measure word for clothing
百 bǎi 100
贵 guì expensive
买 mǎi to buy
老板，这件衣服怎么卖？
lǎobǎn ，zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmemài ？
Excuse me, how much for this?
一件三百，不二价。
yí jiàn sānbǎi ，búèrjià 。
One for three hundred, fixed pricing.
太贵了，不买。
tài guì le ，bù mǎi 。
It's too expensive, no thanks.
两百，好不好？
liǎngbǎi ，hǎo bù hǎo ？
What about two hundred, OK?
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