Dialogue

A:

请问，这个怎么卖？

qǐng wèn, zhè gè zěn me mài?

Excuse me, how much is this?

B:

三千块，你要买吗？

sān qiān kuài, nǐ yào mǎi ma?

3,000 yuan ($426.3), would you like to buy it?

A:

太贵了！可以便宜一点吗？

tài guì le! kě yǐ pián yì yì diǎn ma?

It's too expensive! Could it be cheaper?

B:

不好意思，不打折。

bù hǎo yì si, bù dǎ zhé

Sorry, no discounts.

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

Number units:

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, hundred thousand, million, ten million, hundred million

Words and expressions

三千sān qiān: three thousand

买 mǎi: buy

贵 guì: expensive

便宜 pián yì: cheap

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/so

Grammar

太 (tài) is followed by an adjective or an adverb, which is frequently followed by 了 (le).

The pattern is: 太 + Adj / Adv + 了

太贵了！

tài guì le

It's too expensive!

太便宜了！

tài pián yì le

It's so cheap!

太好了！

tài hǎo le

So good/Great!

太辣了!

tài là le

It's too spicy!

Source: Mandarin AI