我们家五花肉二十钱一斤
“Pork belly is 20 maces per catty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好嘞
“Coming right up.”
我们家五花肉二十钱一斤
“Pork belly is 20 maces per catty.”
您是今日的第一位顾客
“But since you're the first customer today,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical and period contexts, 'qian' refers to strings of copper cash, and 'jin' (catty) remains the standard daily Chinese weight measurement for fresh produce and meat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
our shop / our family business
Commonly used by stallholders and shopkeepers to warmly refer to their own business.
twenty copper coins per catty
Classic historical/spoken structure: [number + currency unit] + [一 + unit of weight].