Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! You are in China with a dear friend and she is showing you the Chinese culture through and through. Today you are at the Chinese market together and she is showing you how to shop in Chinese. You see a stylish dress that has an intricate Chinese pattern on it. You ask the Chinese vendor, “How much is this dress?” in Chinese. The vendor replies in Chinese, “The dress is one hundred and fifty RMB.” You know this is too expensive for you so you start to walk sullenly away. You’ll never find anything for a decent price! Your friend stops you suddenly and says in Chinese, “Wait, you didn’t try to bargain with the vendor. Watch me.” She walks over to the Chinese vendor and begins to do what she calls bargaining. Then your friend walks back towards you, carrying the dress. She replies in Chinese, “You owe me eighty RMB.” You are amazed at how inexpensive the dress became when your friend took charge. You’ll have to bring her shopping more often!
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Absolute Beginner Chinese lesson, we will teach you the different ways to refer to money in Chinese, and some different Chinese measure words. You will also learn how to call for your bill in Chinese at a restaurant and maybe even pick up a few Chinese bargaining skills. After you have fun shopping, come back to ChineseClass101.com for more exciting lessons! While you’re there, leave us a message.

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9 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #10 - Eating - Waiter, the Bill!”
Monday at 6:30 pm
This dialogue has more must-know restaurant vocab! Make sure to yell realllly loud for the best service!
Monday at 7:08 pm
Every time I go back to China ,I always feel that China is soooo expensive now.
Tuesday at 10:19 am
什么东西都涨价了。Not to mention real estate prices.
Tuesday at 10:39 am
I always love hearing lessons from Amber and Victor, great teachers!
Tuesday at 12:15 pm
涨价涨得让人受不了。。。
Sunday at 12:14 pm
This is so true. When the Market traders see my western face, the price doubles. We have to walk around separately, because if the traders even see us together, my Chinese g/f finds her bargaining power is taken away!
Yes, Amber and Victor are a joy.
John
Thursday at 1:12 am
服务员!!!!买单。。。
Monday at 10:20 pm
So I don’t really have to use 块钱 if I can just use 元, right?
What’s the difference between both?
Thursday at 4:07 pm
@Cygnus,
块钱 is colloquial. People don’t use 元 that often anymore. You can use 块 too.
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