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How to Say ‘Okay, that's 85 dollars in total.’ in Traditional Chinese

好的,一共八十五元。

hǎo de yī gòng bā shí wǔ yuán

[how de yī gòng bāshíwǔ ywen]

Phrase Breakdown

好的,

hǎo de

Okay,

好的 (hǎo de) is a polite 'okay' that staff often use. 的 is light and neutral. Pause at the comma.

Example

好的,請稍等。

Okay, please wait a moment.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[how]

okay; good

Very common word meaning 'good', 'fine', or 'okay' depending on context.

Example

好,我等你。

Okay, I’ll wait for you.

的

de

[de]

(in 好的) okay

Added after 好 to make a polite, complete 'okay; sure'.

Example

好的,馬上來。

Okay, coming right up.

一共八十五元。

yī gòng bā shí wǔ yuán

It's eighty-five dollars in total.

This part states the total price. Remember the tone change: yígòng.

Example

兩杯咖啡一共八十五元。

Two coffees come to eighty-five dollars in total.

Words in this phrase

一共

yī gòng

[yī gòng]

altogether

The total amount.

Example

這些物品一共是五十元。

These items are fifty dollars in total.

八十五

bā shí wǔ

[bāshíwǔ]

eighty-five

The number 85: eight tens plus five.

Example

這杯八十五元。

This cup is 85 dollars.

元

yuán

[ywen]

yuan; dollar

The currency unit in Taiwan, often referring to New Taiwan dollars in daily speech.

Example

代客泊車收一百元,很多人都覺得合理。

Charging 100 dollars for valet parking seems reasonable to many people.

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