Markets & Bargaining

Tips & etiquette

I'm just looking.

我随便看看

我隨便看看

wǒ suí biàn kàn kàn

lit. “I casually look look”

看看

看看

kàn kàn

lit. “look look”

我睇下先

ngo5 tai2 haa5 sin1

lit. “I look a-bit first”

睇下

tai2 haa5

lit. “look a-bit”

How much is this?

这个多少钱

這個多少錢

zhè ge duō shǎo qián

lit. “this how much money”

多少钱

多少錢

duō shǎo qián

lit. “how much money”

呢個幾多錢

ni1 go3 gei2 do1 cin2

lit. “this how much money”

幾多錢

gei2 do1 cin2

lit. “how much money”

Do you have another colour?

有别的颜色吗

有別的顏色嗎

yǒu bié de yán sè ma

lit. “have other colour question”

别的颜色

別的顏色

bié de yán sè

lit. “other colour”

有冇第二隻色

jau5 mou5 dai6 ji6 zek3 sik1

lit. “have not-have second colour”

第二隻色

dai6 ji6 zek3 sik1

lit. “second colour”

That's too expensive.

太贵了

太貴了

tài guì le

lit. “too expensive”

太贵

太貴

tài guì

lit. “too expensive”

太貴啦

taai3 gwai3 laa1

lit. “too expensive”

太貴

taai3 gwai3

lit. “too expensive”

Can you go a bit cheaper?

能便宜点吗

能便宜點嗎

néng pián yi diǎn ma

lit. “can cheaper a-bit question”

便宜点

便宜點

pián yi diǎn

lit. “cheaper a-bit”

可唔可以平啲

ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 peng4 di1

lit. “can not can cheaper a-bit”

平啲

peng4 di1

lit. “cheaper a-bit”

polite

I'll give you fifty.

我给你五十

我給你五十

wǒ gěi nǐ wǔ shí

lit. “I give you fifty”

五十

五十

wǔ shí

lit. “fifty”

我俾五十你

ngo5 bei2 ng5 sap6 nei5

lit. “I give fifty you”

五十

ng5 sap6

lit. “fifty”

What's your best price?

最低多少

最低多少

zuì dī duō shǎo

lit. “lowest how much”

最低

最低

zuì dī

lit. “lowest”

最平幾多

zeoi3 peng4 gei2 do1

lit. “cheapest how much”

最平

zeoi3 peng4

lit. “cheapest”

Never mind, thanks.

算了谢谢

算了謝謝

suàn le xiè xie

lit. “forget-it thanks”

算了

算了

suàn le

lit. “forget it”

算把啦唔該

syun3 baa2 laa1 m4 goi1

lit. “forget-it please”

算把啦

syun3 baa2 laa1

lit. “forget it”

casual

I'll take it.

我要这个

我要這個

wǒ yào zhè ge

lit. “I want this”

要这个

要這個

yào zhè ge

lit. “want this”

我要呢個

ngo5 jiu3 ni1 go3

lit. “I want this”

要呢個

jiu3 ni1 go3

lit. “want this”

Is cash okay?

可以付现金吗

可以付現金嗎

kě yǐ fù xiàn jīn ma

lit. “can pay cash question”

现金

現金

xiàn jīn

lit. “cash”

俾現金得唔得

bei2 jin6 gam1 dak1 m4 dak1

lit. “give cash okay not okay”

現金

jin6 gam1

lit. “cash”