How to Say ‘Buy one, get one free?’ in Simplified Chinese
买一送一吗？
mǎi yī sòng yī ma
[my ee song ee ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [一] changes tone before another falling-tone word, so [一送一] is said with [一] as (yí), not (yī). You'll hear the same in [一个] and [一次].
Phrase Breakdown
买
mǎi
[my]
to buy
Used when purchasing something.
我想买这个。
I want to buy this.
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; here it is the free extra item in the deal.
买一送一很常见。
Buy one get one free is very common.
送
sòng
[song]
to give; to include for free
In shopping, it often means to give an extra item for free.
现在买一送一。
Right now it's buy one get one free.
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; here it is the free extra item in the deal.
买一送一很常见。
Buy one get one free is very common.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a yes-no question.
买一送一吗？
Is it buy one get one free?
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