我这才一块五一个
“Mine are only one-fifty each.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三十块钱
“Thirty yuan?”
我这才 一块五一个
“Mine are only one-fifty each.”
“This bag is so dirty, yet you're still carrying it.”
“That's nothing, look how dirt cheap this one is!”
In everyday Chinese culture, sharing how little one paid for an item is often a point of pride demonstrating smart, thrifty living rather than something to be embarrassed about.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this is only / merely
The adverb expresses that a quantity, price, or time is much smaller or less than expected.
one yuan and fifty cents (1.50 RMB)
In spoken Chinese, the final unit ('mao' for ten-cent units) is routinely dropped when preceded by 'kuai' and a number.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's all it's worth. What about mine?”
“It's only a fifth of the price. Come on, give me one.”
“That's why he gave back the fifteen yuan.”
“Here. No. We made a deal, so 1.50 yuan it is.”
“- How much? - One fifty.”
“Just 5 yuan. That's the rock-bottom price, okay? Rock-bottom price.”