Lesson15: Purchasing and Bargaining

Wherever and whenever you are, you will need to purchase something whether your daily meal. What I am going to show on the following are some phrases that commonly used when purchasing and bargaining.

Let's start with shopping in the night market where your bargaining skill is definitely needed. Say, you are hanging around and then you find a beautiful bunny bag hanging at the ceiling of the shop which you cannot grab it. You can point at it and ask about the price.

I want to see that = 我要看那個 (wo yao kan na ge | ㄨㄛˇ 一ㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ)

* this = 這個 (zhe ge | ㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄜˋ)

please help me to take that = 幫我拿一下那個 (bang wo na yi xia na ge | ㄅㄤ ㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄚˊ 一 ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ)

how much is that? = 那個多少錢?(na ge duo shao qian? | ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ?)

can it be cheaper? = 可以便宜一點嗎? (keyi pianyi yi dian ma? | ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ 一ˊ 一 ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄚ?)

a. cheap = 便宜 (pian yi | ㄆㄧㄢˊ 一ˊ)

b. expensive = 貴 (gui | ㄍㄨㄟˋ)

is there any discount? = 有沒有打折? (you mei you da zhe? | 一ㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ 一ㄡˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ?)

I am looking for ___ = 我在找 ___ (wo zai zhao ___ | ㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄠˇ ___)

I want ___ = 我要 ___ (wo yao ___ | ㄨㄛˇ 一ㄠˋ ___)

I need ___ = 我需要 ___ (wo xuyao ___ | ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩ 一ㄠˋ ___)

one (thing) = 一個 (yi ge | 一 ㄍㄜˋ)

two (thing) = 兩個 (liang ge | ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜˋ)

three (thing) = 三個 (san ge | ㄙㄢ ㄍㄜˋ)

::: and so forth (refer to Lesson3: Number)

Simply put number at first followed by 個 (ge | ㄍㄜˋ)

You may then try on some clothes and ask your friend about it.

is it good? = 好看嗎? (hao kan ma? | ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄇㄚ?)

which one is better? = 哪一個比叫好看? (na yi ge bijiao hao kan? | ㄋㄚˊ 一 ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ?)

*good looking = 好看 (hao kan | ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ)