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Chinese phrases for shopping

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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  1. tài太guì贵le了！

    That’s too expensive!

  2. piányi便宜yīdiǎnr一点儿ba吧。

    Could you make it a bit cheaper?

  3. kěyǐ可以dǎzhé打折ma吗？

    Is there a discount?

  4. wǒ我zhǐshì只是kànkan看看。

    I’m just looking.

  5. kěyǐ可以shì试yīxià一下ma吗？

    Can I try it on?

  6. yǒu有dà大yīdiǎnr一点儿de的ma吗？

    Do you have a bigger one?

  7. yǒu有biéde别的yánsè颜色ma吗？

    Do you have other colours?

  8. wǒ我yào要liǎng两gè个。

    I’ll take two.

  9. shōu收xiànjīn现金ma吗？

    Do you take cash?

  10. zài在nǎr哪儿fùqián付钱？

    Where do I pay?

  11. gěi给wǒ我yī一gè个dàizi袋子。

    A bag, please.

  12. kěyǐ可以tuì退ma吗？

    Can I return it?

  13. wǒ我bùyào不要le了。

    I don’t want it after all.

What are useful Chinese phrases for shopping?

太贵了！ (That’s too expensive!) and 便宜一点儿吧。 (Could you make it a bit cheaper?) are two of the 13 on this page, each with pinyin and sound.

How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

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