便宜些！A Bit Cheaper!

New words

• 些xiē — a bit (after an adjective: 便宜些)
• 价jià — price
• 降jiàng — to drop, lower
• 折zhé — discount (八折 = 20% off)
• 下降xiàjiàng — to fall, go down
• 降低jiàngdī — to lower, reduce

The story

安娜：包子，五块一个！又大又好吃！Buns, five yuan each! Big and delicious!

顾客：五块？对面打八折了。便宜些吧！Five? They've gone to twenty percent off across the road. Make it a bit cheaper!

安娜：打八折？Twenty percent off?

马克：通知上写着：“自今天起，包子与牛奶打八折。”The notice says: "From today, buns and milk are twenty percent off."

马克：打八折，就是十块卖八块。他们的五块，现在四块。Twenty percent off means selling ten yuan's worth for eight. Their five is now four.

安娜：好，我也降！降一块！四块！Fine, I'll cut too! One yuan off! Four yuan!

顾客：一样的价。再便宜些！That's the same price. A bit cheaper!

小黄：再便宜些！A bit cheaper!

Opening the lesson…