#309 Laowai Chinese: Buying and Haggling
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English - December 12, 2016 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.46 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsBusiness Society & Culture beijing china chinaculture chineseculture educator entrepreneur executive expat foreigner guangzhou Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Time to hit up the markets to buy gifts for back home! Learn the difference between asking for something cheaper and actually asking for it to be pricier... yes, yes it happens all.the.time. Tune in and don't let it happen to you! // Connect with Ally at [email protected]. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org.
买 mǎi Buy
卖 mài Sell
买东西 mǎi dōngxī Buy things (aka...go shopping)
买衣服 mǎi yīfú Buy clothing
买包 mǎi bāo Buy bags
GRAMMER 点
有点X yǒudiǎnX… VS… X点 diǎn
太贵了 tài guìle Too expensive!
有点贵…yǒudiǎn guì A bit too pricy
便宜 piányí
便宜点好吗 piányí diǎn hǎo ma Can you go cheaper?
有点热 yǒudiǎn rè A bit too warm
有点冷 yǒudiǎn lěng A bit too cold
有点胖 yǒudiǎn pàng A bit too fat
有点瘦 yǒudiǎn shòu A bit too skinny