How to Say ‘Would forty-eight thousand work?’ in Traditional Chinese
四萬八可以嗎？
sì wàn bā kě yǐ ma
[sìwàn bā kuh yee ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Meeting partway, like 48,000 between 45,000 and 50,000, is a typical compromise. Accepting it graciously is the normal way to close the deal.
Phrase Breakdown
四萬八
sì wàn bā
[sìwàn bā]
48,000
Spoken shorthand for 四萬八千.
月薪四萬八不錯。
A monthly salary of 48,000 is not bad.
可以嗎？
kě yǐ ma
is that okay?
A common way to ask for agreement. Say 可 with a rising tone (kéyǐ) because it comes before another third tone.
我坐這裡可以嗎？
Is it okay if I sit here?
Words in this phrase
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may; okay
Indicates that something is possible or acceptable.
晚上見面也可以。
Meeting in the evening is also okay.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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