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Haggling Like a Local

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ID: SH0002 Elementary
  In this, the first installation of ChinesePod's much-anticipated series on Shanghainese, the team jumps right in with some language essential to residents and visitors of this great city. Learn how to bargain like the best of 'em. We'll have you wow-ing the locals in no time!
Thu Apr 22 2010 | Catherine, David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
几迪 tçi di how much
侬 noŋ you
伐 va not
吴 ŋu I
个则么四几迪啊？
geʔza maçi tçi di a ？
How much is this?
呀八库诶。
iʔ paʔ k\'uã 。
100 kuai.
侬伐要宰吴哦!比尼迪呀。
noŋ va iɔ tseh ŋu o ! pi ni ti a 。
Don't rip me off! A bit cheaper.
伐好再比尼了。
va hɔ tse pi ni leʔ 。
It can't be cheaper.
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