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Talking About Saving Money

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The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A friend who is good at saving

nǐjīntiānmǎileshénme?huāleduōshaoqián?

你今天买了什么?花了多少钱?

What did you buy today? How much did you spend?

You

jīntiānwǒmǎileyíjiànyīfu。

今天我买了一件衣服。

Today I bought a piece of clothing.

You

zhèjiànyīfutàiguìle。

这件衣服太贵了。

These clothes are too expensive.

You

zhègeshāngdiàndedōngxihěnguì。

这个商店的东西很贵。

Things at this store are expensive.

You

wǒmenmǎipiányiyìdiǎnrdeba。

我们买便宜一点儿的吧。

Let's buy something cheaper.

You

wǒmenyàoshǎohuāqián。

我们要少花钱。

We should spend less money.

You

wǒxiǎngmǎi,dànshìqiánbùduō。

我想买,但是钱不多。

I want to buy it, but I don't have much money.

You

shǎohuāqiánshìhǎode。

少花钱是好的。

Spending less is a good thing.