Asking about prices

Conversation session 2

Mr. Syahyuri

November 12, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Asking about prices 

Ways to say it.

1. A. What does a tube of toothpaste cost?

    How much is a small tube of toothpaste?

B  A dollar seventy-five.

2. A. What do these shoes cost?

    How much do these shoes cost?

    How much are these shoes?

    How much are these ones?

B. They’re twenty dollars.

    Twenty dollars.

3. A. What does this book cost?

         How much does this book cost?

         How much is this book?

         How much is this one?

B. It’s ten dollars.

    That one is six dollars.

4. A. How much is that altogether?

    How much will that be altogether?

B. That’ll be thirty dollars.

    Thirty dollars, please

Bargaining

Ways to say it.

A. That’s too expensive how about $150?

     That’s too expensive I’ll offer you $150?

     That’s too expensive will you take $150?

B. I’ll let you have it for $160?

     I can let you have it for $160?

That’s too low. How about $160?

My lowest price is $160.

My last price is $160.

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How we buy things

Ways to say it.

1.       In packs.

·        Cigarettes

·        Gum

·        Tissues

·        Razor blade

2.   In boxes.

·        Matches

·        Crackers

·        Detergent

·        Tissues

3.  In bottles

·        Milk

·        Soft drink

·        Ketchup

·        Beer

4.  In can of tins

5.  In jars

6.  By weight

7.  Other things

·        A bar of soap

·        A bag of rice

·        A loaf of bread

·        A ball of string