Shops in China often put their goods on sale. But their way of giving discounts is just the opposite to American shops. If the discount is 90%, it means they offer you a 10 % off and you should pay 90% of the original price. You can make a good bargain in farmers’ markets and free markets.

1. This one is too expensive. How about half price?

这zhè-个ge太tài贵guì了le，一yí-半bàn怎zěn-么me样yàng？

2. If you offer a 25％ off, I’ll take it.

你nǐ打dǎ七qī-五wǔ折zhé，我wǒ就jiù要yào。

3. I’m going to buy it if you reduce one third of the price.

你nǐ减jiǎn三sān-分fēn-之zhī-一yī，我wǒ准zhǔn-备bèi买mǎi。

4. Every thing in the shop is sold at 20％ off.

本běn店diàn所suǒ-有yǒu商shāng-品pǐn打dǎ八bā折zhé。

5. You can take 5 pieces of any articles in this shop with 10 Yuan.

本běn店diàn商shāng-品pǐn10shí元yüán5wǔ件jiàn。