How to say “too expensive” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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Two hard fourth tones then a soft neutral 了. 太…了 is the frame for 'too …': 太热了 (tài rè le) too hot, 太好了 (tài hǎo le) great. 太贵了 is the standard opening line when haggling at a market.
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Tài guì le, néng piányi yìdiǎn ma?
Too expensive, can you make it a bit cheaper?
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How do you say "too expensive" in Chinese?+
"too expensive" in Mandarin Chinese is 太贵了, pronounced tài guì le. Two hard fourth tones then a soft neutral 了. 太…了 is the frame for 'too …': 太热了 (tài rè le) too hot, 太好了 (tài hǎo le) great. 太贵了 is the standard opening line when haggling at a market.
What does 太贵了 mean literally?+
太贵了 breaks down as 太 (tài) = too, 贵 (guì) = expensive, 了 (le) = (rounds off 太…). Together it means "too expensive".
How do I get the tones right in tài guì le?+
Two hard fourth tones then a soft neutral 了. 太…了 is the frame for 'too …': 太热了 (tài rè le) too hot, 太好了 (tài hǎo le) great. 太贵了 is the standard opening line when haggling at a market.
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