How to Say ‘I'll take 50 from you.’ in Simplified Chinese
我收你五十。
wǒ shōu nǐ wǔ shí
[waw show nee woo shir]
💬 Usage Tip: [收] and [给] point in opposite directions: [我收你五十] means I receive 50 from you, while [我给你五十] means I give you 50. Watch the verb carefully, because the people stay in the same order but the direction changes.
Phrase Breakdown
我收
wǒ shōu
I take/charge; I receive
In this context, it means the speaker is charging or receiving payment.
我收你三十块。
I'll charge you thirty yuan.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker is the person receiving the payment.
我收你五十。
I charge you fifty.
收
shōu
[show]
to receive; to charge
Here it can mean to take money from someone, like charging a price.
我收你五十。
I charge you fifty.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The person being spoken to, here the customer.
我收你五十。
I charge you fifty.
五十
wǔ shí
[woo shir]
fifty
The amount of money being charged.
我收你五十。
I charge you fifty.
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