How to Say ‘Can it be cheaper?’ in Traditional Chinese
可以便宜一點嗎？
kě yǐ pián yi yī diǎn ma
[kuh yee pyen yee ee dyen ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [一點] after an adjective means "a bit": [便宜一點] = a bit cheaper, [小一點] = a bit smaller. It's a very handy way to soften requests.
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may; is it possible to
A polite way to ask whether something is possible.
這個可以便宜一點嗎？
Can this be a little cheaper?
便宜一點
pián yi yī diǎn
a little cheaper
A soft way to ask for a lower price.
再便宜一點。
A little cheaper, please.
Words in this phrase
便宜
pián yi
[pyen yee]
cheap; inexpensive
When bargaining, it means lowering the price.
老闆，這個可以便宜一點嗎？
Boss, can this be a little cheaper?
一點
yī diǎn
[ee dyen]
a little bit
Used to make adjectives or requests softer and less direct.
可以便宜一點嗎？不要差太多。
Can it be a little cheaper? It doesn't need to be much.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes-no question.
可以便宜一點嗎？我真的很想買。
Can it be a little cheaper? I really want to buy it.
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