老板 多少钱
“Madam, how much is this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有住房
“And housing.”
老板 多少钱
“Madam, how much is this?”
六块
“Six yuan.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Calling independent business operators '老板' conveys respect for their ownership and serves as a friendly social lubricant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
boss / shopkeeper / vendor
The universal and polite default title used to address small business owners, street vendors, and taxi drivers.
how much money / how much does it cost
The essential question formula for asking prices across all Mandarin-speaking contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How much is this? Twelve per serving. Twelve. Want some?”
“At least a thousand yuan, right? But as the boss,”
“it doesn't matter how much money you make or how successful you become.”
“Hi, Mister. First time here?”
“How much is it? Wait. It's 120 yuan. Okay.”
“Do you know how much their annual salary can be?”