day 21how much is it?

how much is it?

Ask prices, say “too expensive!” and add up a bill.

today’s words

• 錢 qián · money
• 塊 kuài · dollar (in speech); piece
• 元 yuán · dollar (written)
• 買 mǎi · buy
• 貴 guì · expensive
• 便宜 piányí · cheap
• 一共 yīgòng · in total, altogether
• 店 diàn · shop
• 便利商店 biànlìshāngdiàn · convenience store
• 件 jiàn · (measure word for clothes)
• 本 běn · (measure word for books)
• 張 zhāng · (measure word for flat things)
• 太 tài · too (much)

sentences

• 咖啡，多少錢一杯？ · How much is a cup of coffee?
• 包子，幾塊錢一個？ · How much is one bun?
• 太貴了！ · That’s too expensive!
• 一共八十五塊。 · That’s eighty-five dollars altogether.
• 這本書一百多塊。 · This book is a hundred-odd dollars.