How to Say "Can it be a little cheaper" in Chinese (Mandarin): 可以便宜一点吗？
可以便宜一点吗？
Kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?
Can it be a little cheaper?
- Simplified
- 可以便宜一点吗？
- Traditional
- 可以便宜一點嗎？
- Pinyin
- Kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?
The characters in 可以便宜一点吗？
可
Can, may.
以
With; 可以 means can, may.
便
Cheap here; read biàn, it means convenient.
宜
Suitable. 宀 (roof) is on top.
Bargaining at a market is common in China. 可以…吗？ politely asks if something is allowed: 可以进来吗？ (may I come in?).
More examples with 可以便宜一点吗？
太贵了，可以便宜一点吗？
太貴了，可以便宜一點嗎？
Tài guì le, kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?
That's too much. Can it be a little cheaper?
叔叔，可以便宜一点吗？
叔叔，可以便宜一點嗎？
Shūshu, kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?
Sir, can you make it a bit cheaper?
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