这个多少钱？
Zhè gè duō shǎo qián?
How much is this?
Shopping
20 minutes
Learn vocabulary for shopping and buying things in Chinese.
How to use these phrases
Shopping in China is very fun! In this lesson you will learn how to ask for prices and say you want to buy something. "多少钱？" is the most important phrase when shopping. It means "How much money?". If you want to buy something, say "我要买这个" which means "I want to buy this". In China, people love to bargain. You can say "太贵了！" which means "Too expensive!". Many shops in China do not have fixed prices, so bargaining is normal!
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 买 | mǎi | Buy |
| 卖 | mài | Sell |
| 多少钱 | duō shǎo qián | How much |
| 太贵了 | tài guì le | Too expensive |
| 便宜 | pián yi | Cheap |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | Shop |
| 可以便宜一点吗 | kě yǐ pián yi yī diǎn ma | Can it be cheaper |
| 我要买这个 | wǒ yào mǎi zhè ge | I want to buy this |
Example sentences
我要买这个。
Wǒ yào mǎi zhè ge.
I want to buy this.
太贵了！
Tài guì le!
Too expensive!
有没有便宜一点的？
Yǒu méi yǒu pián yi yī diǎn de?
Is there a cheaper one?
这个很便宜。
Zhè gè hěn pián yi.
This is very cheap.
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