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Nǐ chī le ma?
你吃了吗？
Have you eaten?
Chūqù a?
出去啊？
Going out?
Huílai la?
回来啦？
You’re back?
Mǎi cài qù a?
买菜去啊？
Going grocery shopping?
Liù gǒu ne?
遛狗呢？
Walking the dog?
Xià bān le?
下班了？
Off work?
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Piányi yīdiǎn ba.
便宜一点吧。
A little cheaper, please.
Suàn wǒ piányi diǎn ba.
算我便宜点吧。
Give me a better price.
Tài guì le, piányi yīdiǎn ma.
太贵了，便宜一点嘛。
It’s too expensive, make it cheaper.
Tài guì le, shǎo yīdiǎn bei.
太贵了，少一点呗。
Too expensive, how about a little less?
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Wǒ yào zhège.
我要这个。
I want this.
Zhège.
这个。
This one.
Jiézhàng.
结账。
Check out / Pay.
Kāi fāpiào.
开发票。
I need an invoice.
Yǒu dàizi ma?
有袋子吗？
Do you have a bag?
Bù yào dàizi.
不要袋子。
No bag.
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Cài
菜
Food / dish / vegetables
Zhè shì shénme cài?
这是什么菜？
What dish is this?
Qián
钱
Money
Duōshao qián?
多少钱？
How much?
Zhǎo líng
找零
Change (money back)
Nǐ wàng zhǎo líng le.
你忘找零了。
You forgot my change.
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Mǎi
买
To buy
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī píng shuǐ.
我想买一瓶水。
I want to buy a bottle of water.
Mài
卖
To sell
Zhège mài duō shǎo qián?
这个卖多少钱？
How much are you selling this for?
Jiè
借
To borrow / To lend
Néng jiè yòng nǐ de diàn huà ma?
能借用你的电话吗？
Can I borrow your phone?
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Néng jiè wǒ yī xià ma?
能借我一下吗？
Can I borrow it for a moment?
Jiè gè chōng diàn bǎo？
借个充电宝？
Can I borrow a power bank？
Wǒ kěyǐ jiè yòng yīxià ma?
我可以借用一下吗？
May I use it briefly?
Nǐ kěyǐ jiè wǒ ma?
你可以借我吗？
Can you lend it to me?
Kěyǐ jiè wǒ chōngdiànqì ma?
可以借我充电器吗？
Can I borrow a charger?
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