Who doesn’t love to get a bargain? Almost every shopper can’t resist looking for something which is now cheaper than before! If your friends want to go bargain-hunting, be sure to be able to talk about your shopping skills…

 

A-我听说ZARA正打折呢。七折！

Wǒ tīng shuō ZARA zhèng dǎzhé ne.

Qī zhé! I heard Zara is having a sale. 30 per cent off!

 

B-真的吗？

Zhēn de ma?

Really?

 

A-咱俩平时老在淘宝上买便宜货。今天去那儿看看吧。

Zán liǎ píngshí lǎo zài táobǎo shàng mǎi piányí huò. Jīntiān qù nà’er kàn kàn ba. Yes.

We are always shopping online at Taobao for cheap things. Today let’s go to Zara to take a look instead.

 

B-对对，走。

Sure. Let’s go.

 

Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:

我听说：I heard

 打折：on sale

七折：30 per cent off

真的吗：Really?

咱俩：We (two people)—casual expression

老：often 淘宝：Chinese online shopping site

便宜货：cheap products

 今天：today

去那儿：go there

看看：take a look

 

Cultural note: Taobao（淘宝） is one of the biggest online shopping sites in China. On Nov 11th, or other special days, it offers great discounts for many products—similar to “Cyber Monday”.