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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…!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
看上去 kàn shangqu to look; to appear
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 suíshēntīng kàn shangqu bùcuò 。tā dài ěrjī ma ?
This Walkman looks good. Does it come with earphones?
包括耳机。价钱合理。只要两百美元。
bāokuò ěrjī 。jiàqian hélǐ 。zhǐ yào liǎngbǎi měiyuán 。
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 juéde yǒudiǎn guì 。néng dǎzhé ma ?
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 nǐ yòng xiànjīn mǎi ,wǒ kěyǐ gěi nǐ dǎ jiǔ zhé 。
If you pay in cash I can give you a ten percent discount.
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