Takeaway Chinese: It's too expensive! 太贵了

How to say "Cheap" and "Expensive" in Chinese?

Dialogue

A：请问，这个怎么卖？
qǐng wèn，zhè gè zěn me mài ？
How much is this?

B：三千块，买吗？
sān qiān kuài，mǎi ma?
3000 RMB, would you like to buy it?

A：太贵了！可以便宜吗？
tài guì le！kě yǐ pián yì ma？
It's too expensive! Could it be cheaper?

B：不打折。
bù dǎ zhé 。
We have no discount.

Words and Expressions

【三千】sān qiān: three thousand

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

The unit of numbers:

个、十、百、千、万、十万、百万、千万、亿
gè 、shí 、bǎi 、qiān 、wàn 、shí wàn 、bǎi wàn 、qiān wàn 、yì
Single; ten; hundred; thousand; ten thousand; million; ten million; a hundred million

【买】mǎi: buy
【打折】dǎ zhé: discount

可以打折吗？ Is there any discount?
我给你打折吧。I will give you a discount.

【太】tài: too

Grammar: 太 (tài) is followed by an adjective or verb, which is frequently followed by 了 (le).The pattern is:太 Adj / V 了

太贵了！ It's too expensive!
太便宜了！ It's too cheap!
太好了！ Great!
太辣了! It's too spicy!

【贵】guì: expensive
【便宜】pián yì: cheap

Source: Mandarin AI
Editor: wanwan