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Lesson 027 Bargaining

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to our Chinese Studio. 早上好 everybody, I’m Yajie.
Cam: And I’m Cam. 早上好(zǎoshang hǎo). What shall we learn today?
Yajie: Last time we learned some expressions when shopping. 元(yuan), 角(jiao), 分(fen).
Cam: 元(yuan), 角(jiao), 分(fen). I also remember 块 (kuai) and 毛 (mao), like六块(liu kuai) and 一毛(yi mao)..
Yajie: Right. 六块(liu kuai) is six yuan ,and一毛(yi mao) is 0.1 yuan.
Cam: OK. Then if I want to buy something, I can ask the seller in Chinese “这个多少钱?” (zhège duōshao qián?) How much is it? Right?
Yajie: Exactly. 这个多少钱?How much is it? If you are not satisfied with the price, In China, you can begin bargaining, and that is what we are going to learn today.
 
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Today we’ll learn expressions for bargaining, and they are: 太贵了,能不能便宜点儿?That’s too expensive. Could it be a little bit cheaper? All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Chinese Idiom 三令五申

三令五申        春秋时期,著名的军事家孙武(即孙子)带着他的著作《孙子兵法》去见吴王。他提出要帮助吴国训练一支强大的军队,使吴国成为一个更加强大的国家。 吴王并不是非常相信他,问道:“你能用一支小型军队操演一下你的方法吗?”孙子回答说:“可以。”         “能用女子来操演吗?”         “可以啊。”         于是吴王召来一百八十名宫女,命令孙武来训练她们。

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