我给你打九折 把零头抹了 行不 那我要了 好
“10% discount. Is that okay? Then I'll take it. Okay.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're our first customer. We haven't opened for business.”
我 给你打 九折 把零头抹了 行不 那 我要了 好
“10% discount. Is that okay? Then I'll take it. Okay.”
娟儿
“Juan,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese merchants believe having a smooth '开张' (first transaction of the day) brings good luck for the whole day, making vendors far more willing to offer deep discounts and round down change.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give a 10% discount
Remember that Chinese discount expressions represent the percentage paid, so 九折 means paying 90% (a 10% off discount).
round down the small change; waive the fraction
A very common vendor phrase in traditional markets meaning removing the odd small cents or coins to speed up a sale.
Forms an informal tag question soliciting prompt consent from the buyer.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I told you. I'll give you a 10% discount. Actually, it's not much more expensive.”
“Just give me a 30% discount,”
“I can give you an extra discount.”
“a 50% discount. What do you think?”
“Here's the checkout counter. Everything is discounted.”
“I'll give you a discount. That'll be 260. You can scan here.”