Asking About Prices and Discounts

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If we want to ask about the price of an item, we can say:

店員 dim3 jyun4

客 haak3

請問	呢	件	褸	幾多錢	呀	？
cing2 man6	ni1	gin6	lau1	gei2 do1 cin2	aa3	?
may I ask	this	CL	coat	how much	SP

May I ask how much this coat is?

呢	件	褸	一千二百八十八	蚊	。
ni1	gin6	lau1	jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3 baat3 sap6 baat3	man1	.
this	CL	coat	1288	dollars

This coat is $1288.

If we want to check if there are any discounts, we can ask:

而家	有	冇	折	呀	？
ji4 gaa1	jau5	mou5	zit3	aa3	?
now	have	not have	discount	SP

Are there discounts now?

而家	有	冇	特價	呀	？
ji4 gaa1	jau5	mou5	dak6 gaa3	aa3	?
now	have	not have	discounted price	SP

Are there discounted prices now?

而家	有	冇	優惠	呀	？
ji4 gaa1	jau5	mou5	jau1 wai6	aa3	?
now	have	not have	special offer	SP

Are there special offers now?

而家	所有	貨品	都	做	緊	九折	。
ji4 gaa1	so2 jau5	fo3 ban2	dou1	zou6	gan2	gau2 zit3	.
now	all	item	all	do	AP	90% of original price [10% off]

For all items, we are doing a promotion of 10% off now.

而家	全部	產品
ji4 gaa1	cyun4 bou6	caan2 ban2
now	all	product

都	做	緊	九五折	。
dou1	zou6	gan2	gau2 ng5 zit3	.
all	do	AP	95% of original price [5% off]

For all products,

we are doing a promotion of 5% off now.

而家	正價	貨品	有	八折	。
ji4 gaa1	zing3 gaa3	fo3 ban2	jau5	baat3 zit3	.
now	regular price	item	have	80% of original price [20% off]

For regularly priced items, there is 20% off now.

而家	買	第二	件	半價	。
ji4 gaa1	maai5	dai6 ji6	gin6	bun3 gaa3	.
now	buy	second	CL	half price

For buying the second one [item], it is half price now.

10.

而家	買夠	三	件	貨品
ji4 gaa1	maai5 gau3	saam1	gin6	fo3 ban2
now	buy at least	three	CL	item

就	有	八五折	。
zau6	jau5	baat3 ng5 zit3	.
then	have	85% of original price [15% off]

If you buy at least three items,

then there is 15% off now.

11.

而家	買滿	一千	蚊
ji4 gaa1	maai5 mun5	jat1 cin1	man1
now	spend … or more	1000	dollar

就	減	一百	蚊	。
zau6	gaam2	jat1 baak3	man1	.
then	deduct	100	dollar

If you spend $1000 or more,

then we deduct $100 now.

12.

而家	買滿	一千	蚊
ji4 gaa1	maai5 mun5	jat1 cin1	man1
now	spend … or more	1000	dollar

就	送	一百	蚊	現金券	。
zau6	sung3	jat1 baak3	man1	jin6 gam1 gyun3	.
then	give as gift	100	dollar	voucher

If you spend $1000 or more,

then we give a $100 voucher as a gift now.

13.

而家	用	行山銀行	嘅	信用卡
ji4 gaa1	jung6	haang4 saan1 ngan4 hong4	ge3	seon3 jung6 kaat1
now	buy	Hang Shan Bank	Part	credit card

就	有	九折	。
zau6	jau5	gau2 zit3	.
then	have	90% of original price [10% off]

If you use Hang Shan Bank’s [a fictional bank] credit cards,

then there is 10% off now.

14.

而家	做	緊	買	一	送	一	。
ji4 gaa1	zou6	gan2	maai5	jat1	sung3	jat1	.
now	do	AP	buy	one	give as gift	one

We are doing the promotion of ‘buy one, get one free’ now.

When we ask about the price of an item, the shop assistant often mentions the discount to encourage us to buy the item.

15.

呢	件	褸	一千二百八十八	蚊	，
ni1	gin6	lau1	jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3 baat3 sap6 baat3	man1	,
this	CL	coat	1288	dollar

而家	買夠	三	件	貨品
ji4 gaa1	maai5 gau3	saam1	gin6	fo3 ban2
now	buy at least	three	CL	item

就	有	八折	。
zau6	jau5	baat3 zit3	.
then	have	80% of original price [20% off]

This coat is $1288. If you buy at least three items, then there is 20% off.

The shop assistant will sometimes mention the original price to emphasize how much the item is cheaper now.

16.

呢	件	褸	原價	一千二百八十八	蚊	，
ni1	gin6	lau1	jyun4 gaa3	jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3 baat3 sap6 baat3	man1	,
this	CL	coat	original price	1288	dollar

八折	之後	一千零三十	蚊	。
baat3 zit3	zi1 hau6	jat1 cin1 ling4 saam1 sap6	man1	.
80% of original price [20% off]	after	1030	dollar

For this coat, the original price is $1288. After 20% off, it is $1030.

If we want to confirm a discount, we say:

17.

如果

jyu4 gwo2

用	行山銀行	嘅	信用卡	嘅話	，
jung6	haang4 saan1 ngan4 hong4	ge3	seon3 jung6 kaat1	ge3 waa2	,
buy	Hang Shan Bank	Part	credit card	if

係咪	有	九折	呀	？
hai6 mai6	jau5	gau2 zit3	aa3	?
be not be	have	90% of original price [10% off]	SP

If I use Hang Shan’s credit cards, is it true that there is 10% off?

18.

係	呀	。
hai6	aa3	.
be	SP

Yes.

19.

個	優惠	完	咗	喇	。
go3	jau1 wai6	jyun4	zo2	laa3	.
CL	special offer	end	AP	SP

The special offer has ended already.

20.

好	，	唔該晒	。
hou2	,	m4 goi1 saai3	.
good		thank you so much

Good. [= Okay.] Thank you so much.