Shopping & Convenience Stores

Basic interactions and tips

Can I get a bag? / I need a bag.

要个袋子

要個袋子

yào gè dài zi

lit. “want a bag”

要袋子

要袋子

yào dài zi

lit. “want bag”

要個袋

jiu3 go3 doi6

lit. “want a bag”

要袋

jiu3 doi6

lit. “want bag”

No bag needed.

不用袋子

不用袋子

bú yòng dài zi

lit. “no use bag”

不用袋

不用袋

bú yòng dài

lit. “no use bag”

唔使袋

m4 sai2 doi6

lit. “no need bag”

Receipt please / I need a receipt.

要小票

要小票

yào xiǎo piào

lit. “want receipt”

要收據

jiu3 sau1 geoi3

lit. “want receipt”

I'm just looking.

我随便看看

我隨便看看

wǒ suí biàn kàn kan

lit. “I casual look-look”

随便看看

隨便看看

suí biàn kàn kan

lit. “casual look look”

我隨便睇睇

ngo5 ceoi4 bin6 tai2 tai2

lit. “I casual look-look”

隨便睇睇

ceoi4 bin6 tai2 tai2

lit. “casual look look”

casual

Can I try this on?

可以试一下吗

可以試一下嗎

kě yǐ shì yí xià ma

lit. “can try a-bit ?”

可以试吗

可以試嗎

kě yǐ shì ma

lit. “can try ?”

可以試下嗎

ho2 ji5 si3 haa5 maa1

lit. “can try a-bit ?”

可以試嗎

ho2 ji5 si3 maa1

lit. “can try ?”

polite

Do you have a different size?

有别的尺码吗

有別的尺碼嗎

yǒu bié de chǐ mǎ ma

lit. “have other size ?”

有别码吗

有別碼嗎

yǒu bié mǎ ma

lit. “have other size ?”

有冇其他尺碼

jau5 mou5 kei4 taa1 cek3 maa5

lit. “have no-have other size”

有冇其他碼

jau5 mou5 kei4 taa1 maa5

lit. “have no-have other size”