Languages / Mandarin / Level 2 · Unit 3

最 Deep Dive — Superlatives in Action

Lesson 49 of 170 · Level 2 of 6All lessons
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You are learning superlatives in action: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (最 in negotiations — superlative bargaining), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.

The scene

Negotiating prices at Dongtai Road antique market and nearby food stalls

Bargaining at Dongtai Road

今天我去了东台路的市场。这里有很多小摊,卖各种东西。我看到一个很漂亮的茶壶,想买。

我问老板「这个多少钱?」他说「两百块。」太贵了!我说「可以讲价吗?最低多少钱?」老板想了想,说「最低一百五。」

我说「太贵了。最多给你八十块。」老板笑了,说「八十块?太少了。这是最好的质量。最少一百块。」

我说「好吧,一百块。可以打折吗?」老板说「好,九十块。」我说「成交!」然后我去旁边的小摊买了最好吃的生煎包。两块钱一个,不用讲价。太便宜了!