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Aug 2022
12m 7s

Newbie | Haggle For A Good Deal

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Shopping is a great opportunity to practice your Chinese. In today's lesson, you'll learn a new way to say "how much is this?" so that you can prompt the shopkeeper to tell you about their deals and different pricing combos. You'll also learn how to play hardball to haggle your way to a good deal. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2695

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