Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season I, we will focus on daily life Chinese. It will helps the foreigners not only just know what to say, but also how to use it. 快乐汉语系列一《日常生活汉语》主要教授在中国家庭生活及学校生活中的日常用语。我们将以情景剧的方式帮助大家理解和掌握这些句子。

Sentences:

1.多少钱一件?
How much a piece?
如果你想用汉语问价钱,最简单的问法是问“多少钱”。那么,怎么说出价钱呢?中国的钱叫“人民币”,人民币有三个单位,它们之间的关系和名称是:一元=十角=一百分。在口语中“元”和“角”,一般分别说成“块”和“毛”。
If you want to ask about a price in Chinese, the simplest way is: “How much is it?” What should we answer? The Chinese currency is called “Renminbi”, which has three denominations. Their values and names are as follows: 1yuan = 10jiao = 100fen. But in spoken Chinese, “yuan” and “jiao” often read “kuai” and “mao”.

2.这瓶酒多少钱?
How much is this bottle of wine?
三百六十八元。
368 yuan.
数字后面没有量词的时候,最后一个单位“十、百、千”可以省略。比如“一百一十”,我们可以直接读作“一百一”,“一千一百”读作“一千一”,“一万一千”读作“一万一”。
When the number does not end with a numerical classifier, the last classifiers “shi”, “bai”, “qian” can be omitted. Examples: 110 can be pronounced as “yi bai yi”; 1100 can be pronounced as “yi qian yi”; 11000 can be pronounced as “yi wan yi”.