Monday, December 28, 2009

Bargaining - 讨(Tao)价(Jia)还(Huan) 价(Jia)

Dialogue Text:
【Dialog】(repeat twice and slowly) (Tones are the numbers in the parenthesis)
老外: 这条围巾多少钱?(How much does this scarf cost?)
Zhe(4) Tiao (2) Wei (2) Jin(1) Duo (1) Shao (3) Qian (2)?

小贩:50块。(50 yuan)
Wu (3) Shi (2) Kuai (4)

老外: 太贵了,能不能便宜点儿?(Too expensive, can’t it be a little cheaper?)
Tai (4) Gui (4) le (1), Neng (2) Bu (4) Neng (2) Pian (2) Yi (1) Dian (3) Er (1)?

小贩:30块怎么样? (How about 30 yuan?)
San (1) Shi (2) Kuai (4) Zen (3) Me (1) Yang (4)?

老外: 好吧,我要一条。(O.k. I want one.)
Hao (3) Ba (1), Wo (3) Yao (4) Yi (1) Tiao(2).

【Explanation】
Salesperson: When you bargain with venders, you can say "太贵了,能不能便宜点儿?" to ask a discount. When you have got a discount, but you want to get more, you can say "能不能再便宜点儿?" it means "can you make it lower than that?"
Laowai: 能不能再便宜点儿?If I want know the lowest price, how can I say that Chinese?
Salesperson: You can say "最少多少钱?" "最少" means "at least". Sometimes, the venders may say "最少40块。" "the bottom price is 40 yuan."
Laowai: Can I give the venders a price when bargaining?
Salesperson: Of course, you can. You can say "30块怎么样", "how about 30 yuan?"
Laowai: Meimei, how about 30 yuan for a scarf? 贵吗?
Salesperson: 一条围巾30块。I think it is fine with me.
Laowai: I will buy it at 30 yuan. Thank you for teaching me so much.
Salesperson: 不客气。

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