EP9 How much? 多少钱

 EP9 How much? 多少钱

 

Basic shopping Chinese; 

 

Use Chinese to say the number “0 to 10”; 

 

How to get along with your boss?

 

Part I: Chinese 101

 

Dialogue

 

A：老板，这个多少钱？

 

lǎo bǎn ，zhè gè duō shǎo qián ？

 

How much is this?

 

B：一元。

 

yī yuán。

 

One yuan.

 

A：那个怎么卖？

 

nà gè zěn me mài ？

 

How much is that?

 

B：三块。

 

sān kuài 。

 

3RMB.

 

Words and expressions

 

【老板】lǎo bǎn: boss; owner of a certain business

 

【多少】duō shǎo: how much; 

 

多duō: much, more

 

少shǎo: less

 

【钱】qián: money

 

多少钱？ How much？

 

N.+多少钱

 

苹果多少钱？ How much is the apple?

 

这本书多少钱？How much is this book?

 

【元】yuán: RMB

 

【块】kuài：RMB

 

【卖】mài: sell

 

怎么卖？How much…

 

n.+怎么卖

 

苹果怎么卖？ How much is the apple?

 

卖多少钱？ How much…

 

n.+卖多少钱？

 

苹果卖多少钱？How much is the apple 

 

【一】yī: one

 

The Basic Numbers:

 

零一二三四五六七八九十

 

0、1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10

 

Líng；yī；èr；sān；sì；wǔ；liù；qī；bā；jiǔ；shí

 

Part II: Language Tips

 

The origin of “老板”

 

Different Types of Bosses and How to Deal With Them

 

Part III: Story of the Day

 

 

 

EP9 How much? 多少钱

 

起死回生：Bringing the Dying Back to Life

 

起死回生

 

qǐ sǐ huí shēng

 

Bringing the dying back to life

 

2500 years ago during the Spring and Autumn period in China, there was a renowned doctor named Bian Que. There were many stories related to his superb medical skills.

 

2500年前的春秋时期,中国有一位叫扁鹊的名医, 有许多故事是关于他高明的医术的.

 

Literal meaning: bringing the dying back to life

 

E.g

 

村民说这药可以起死回生,但是我们都觉得他们在夸大药的疗效.

 

cūn mín men shuō zhè yào kě yǐ qǐ sǐ huí shēng，dàn shì wǒ men dōu jué dé tā men zài kuā dà yào de liáo xiào。

 

This medicine could bring the dying back to life according to the villagers, but we think they are overstating the curative effect of the medicine.