Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to buying new clothes, but really want to get a good bargain? Here are 10 phrases you can use to get what you want:
- 我可以看看那个吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan nàgè ma ？
Can I take a look at that? - 我可以试试看吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ shìshìkàn ma ？
Can I try it on? - 有稍微大/小一点的号吗？
Yǒu shāowēi dà /xiǎo yīdiǎn de hào ma ？
Do you have a larger/smaller size? - 这是你们最大/小的号吗？
Zhèshì nǐmen zuì dà /xiǎo de hào ma ？
Is it the largest/smallest size you have? - 这个有别的颜色吗？
Zhègè yǒu biéde yánsè ma ？
Do you have this in another color? - 多少钱？
Duōshǎo qián？
How much is it? - 太贵啦！便宜点行吗？
Tài guì la ！Piányi diǎn xíng ma ？
It’s too expensive, give me a cheaper price. - 折扣再多一点吧。
Zhékòu zài duō yī diǎn ba 。
It’s still not enough. - 这是我最后出的价了。
Zhèshì wǒ zuìhòu chū de jià le 。
This is my final offer. - 算了，反正我也不需要它。
Suàn le ，fǎnzhèng wǒ yě bú xūyào tā 。
Forget it! Anyways, I don’t need it.
Know of any other ways to say this in Chinese? Let us know in the comments!
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5 responses so far ↓
1 S.
Aug 6, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Interesting.
What should you say when you are not looking for anything in particular, you just want to take a look around the shop without having the shop clerk following every step you take? I’m looking for a polite form, of course.
2 leila
Aug 9, 2010 at 5:07 pm
@S.
you may say: 我随便看看。
then the shop clerk would not follow you any more
3 Bubun
Aug 19, 2010 at 1:02 am
Tell me about phrase with suffix 看。（例如： 试试看）。
4 Steve
Aug 30, 2010 at 10:43 pm
@Bunbun: Adding 看 after a reduplicated verb gives it a meaning along the lines of “see how it works”. 试试看 is “try it out (to see how it is)”; there are also phrases like 问问看 “ask (and see)”, which you might use in a context like “我不知道我们的老板会不会支持我们这样做，你先问问看吧“ (’I don’t know if the boss will support this, why don’t you check first’). You can also do it with things like 吃吃看 “try a taste”, 穿穿看 “try it on”, etc., although I feel like 试试看 and 问问看 seem to be much more commonly used.
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