I’m looking for something less expensive.
我在找便宜一些的東西。
A That’s 1000 yuan.
A 1000元。
B Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive. It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
B 呣. . .還是很貴。比那家商店便宜，但還是貴。
C I’m sure you can bargain here. Try and get a lower price.
C 我肯定在這里你可以砍價。試試看要個便宜的價格。
B Well, I’m looking for something less expensive. 1000 yuan is far too much.
B 你看我想買便宜一點的，1000元太多了。
C How much do you want to spend?
C 你打算花多少錢？
B I don’t know. Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!
B 我不知道。大概幾百元，反正不是一千元。
Notes 注釋
1 You can use opposite adjectives for comparison and effect,e.g.: It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive / It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good / It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good.
你可以用意思相反的形容詞來表示比較和結(jié)果，例如：It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive /比那家商店便宜，但是還是貴。: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good /這家比那家意大利餐館好，但是還不算非常好。
2 With adjectives, you can also qualify them and compare things by using less / less and more / more, e.g.It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / It’s less cold today (than yesterday) : The shop was more expensive than the market / The shop was more expensive than the market.
在比較事物的時候，你還可以用less / 較少 和 more /更多來修飾形容詞，例如：It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / 今天不太冷(跟昨天比起來);The shop was more expensive than the market / 這家商店比市場更貴。
Key phrases and sentences
That’s 1000 yuan.
Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive.
It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
I’m sure you can bargain here.
Try and get a lower price.
Well, I’m looking for something less expensive.
1000 yuan is far too much.
How much do you want to spend?
I don’t know.
Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!
1000元。呣. . .還是很貴。
比那家商店便宜，但是還是貴。
我肯定在這里你可以砍價。
試試看要個便宜的價格。
你看我想買便宜一點的1000元太多了。
你打算花多少錢？我不知道。
大概幾百元，反正不是一千元。
我在找便宜一些的東西。
A That’s 1000 yuan.
A 1000元。
B Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive. It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
B 呣. . .還是很貴。比那家商店便宜，但還是貴。
C I’m sure you can bargain here. Try and get a lower price.
C 我肯定在這里你可以砍價。試試看要個便宜的價格。
B Well, I’m looking for something less expensive. 1000 yuan is far too much.
B 你看我想買便宜一點的，1000元太多了。
C How much do you want to spend?
C 你打算花多少錢？
B I don’t know. Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!
B 我不知道。大概幾百元，反正不是一千元。
Notes 注釋
1 You can use opposite adjectives for comparison and effect,e.g.: It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive / It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good / It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good.
你可以用意思相反的形容詞來表示比較和結(jié)果，例如：It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive /比那家商店便宜，但是還是貴。: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good /這家比那家意大利餐館好，但是還不算非常好。
2 With adjectives, you can also qualify them and compare things by using less / less and more / more, e.g.It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / It’s less cold today (than yesterday) : The shop was more expensive than the market / The shop was more expensive than the market.
在比較事物的時候，你還可以用less / 較少 和 more /更多來修飾形容詞，例如：It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / 今天不太冷(跟昨天比起來);The shop was more expensive than the market / 這家商店比市場更貴。
Key phrases and sentences
That’s 1000 yuan.
Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive.
It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
I’m sure you can bargain here.
Try and get a lower price.
Well, I’m looking for something less expensive.
1000 yuan is far too much.
How much do you want to spend?
I don’t know.
Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!
1000元。呣. . .還是很貴。
比那家商店便宜，但是還是貴。
我肯定在這里你可以砍價。
試試看要個便宜的價格。
你看我想買便宜一點的1000元太多了。
你打算花多少錢？我不知道。
大概幾百元，反正不是一千元。