EP67 买菜 In The Market

 Chinese 101:Ask “How is this sold” and useful expressions in the market

 

Grammar: Unit of numbers and RMB

 

Language Tips: How to bargain in a Chinese food market

 

Story of the Day: Much ado about nothing 庸人自扰 yōng rén zì rǎo 

 

Dialogue:

 

A:苹果多少钱?

 

píng guǒ duō shǎo qián?

 

How much are the apples?

 

B:八块钱一斤。

 

bā kuài qián yī jīn 。

 

8 yuan per half kilogram.

 

A:蓝莓怎么卖?

 

lán méi zěn me mài ?

 

How are the blueberries sold?

 

B:十九块九一盒。

 

shí jiǔ kuài jiǔ yī gè 。

 

19.9 yuan per box.

 

A:葱怎么卖?

 

cōng zěn me mài ?

 

How are the onions sold?

 

B:两块钱一把。

 

liǎng kuài qián yī bǎ 。

 

2 yuan per bunch.

 

A:我要四斤苹果,两盒蓝莓,一把葱。可以便宜点吗?

 

wǒ yào sì jīn píng guǒ ,liǎng hé lán méi ,yī bǎ cōng 。kě yǐ pián yí diǎn ma?

 

I’d like to buy 2 kilograms of apple, 2 boxes of blueberries, a bunch of onion. Can you give me a discount?

 

B:一共给七十吧。

 

yī gòng gěi qī shí ba 。

 

70 yuan in total is OK.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【多少】duō shǎo: how much; 

 

【钱】qián: money

 

【怎么卖】zěn me mài:how is this sold

 

【苹果】píng guǒ: apple

 

【蓝莓】lán méi: blueberry

 

【葱】cōng: onion

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang