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Street Market Bargain

TEXT

A: 呢個幾錢?
ni1 go3 gei2 cin2?

B: 五十蚊。
ng5 sap6 man1.

A: 太貴,四十蚊得唔得?
taai3 gwai3, sei3 sap6 man1 dak1 m4 dak1?

B: 好,四十蚊賣畀你。
hou2, sei3 sap6 man1 maai6 bei2 nei5.

TRANSLATION

A: How much this?

B: Fifty bucks.

A: Too expensive, forty okay?

B: Good, forty sold to you.

BREAKDOWN

A: 呢個幾錢?
呢個 (ni1 go3): this one; 幾錢 (gei2 cin2): how much

B: 五十蚊。
五十蚊 (ng5 sap6 man1): fifty HKD

A: 太貴,四十蚊得唔得?
太貴 (taai3 gwai3): too expensive; 四十蚊 (sei3 sap6 man1): forty bucks; 得唔得 (dak1 m4 dak1): okay?

B: 好,四十蚊賣畀你。
好 (hou2): good; 賣畀你 (maai6 bei2 nei5): sell to you

NOTES

■ Here’s how to express numbers in Cantonese