Shopping & money
In this lesson you will learn how to ask "how much is it?", understand prices with 块 (kuài, the spoken word for the money unit), and say "I want to buy this". These words help you shop at the market and pay in birr.
多少钱
duōshao qián
ስንት ነው (ስንት ገንዘብ)
十块
shí kuài
አስር ብር (ኩዋይ)
我想买这个
wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhège
ይህን መግዛት እፈልጋለሁ
太贵了
tài guì le
በጣም ውድ ነው
阿贝贝去市场。他想买咖啡。他问：“这个多少钱？” 卖咖啡的人说：“二十块。” 阿贝贝说：“太贵了。十五块好吗？” 那个人说：“好。” 阿贝贝很高兴，他买咖啡。萨拉也来买英吉拉。她付钱，说谢谢。
To say something is too expensive, use 太 (tài) … 了 (le): 太贵了 (tài guì le) = "too expensive". 贵 (guì) = expensive, and the opposite 便宜 (piányi) = cheap. At a market you can bargain politely!
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多少钱