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Answer to the Chinese Test
How Do You Say “I Have No Change.” in Mandarin Chinese?
The correct answer for this quiz is C.
Gùkè: Qǐng wèn, zhèxiē yígòng duōshao qián?
顾客: 请 问, 这些 一共 多少 钱?
Customer: May I ask how much it is in total?
Shòu huò yuán: Yígòng shíyī kuài wǔ máo.
售 货 员: 一共 11 块 5 毛。
Salesman: 11.5 Yuan.
Gùkè: Duìbuqǐ, wŏ méi yŏu língqián.
顾客:对不起,我 没 有 零钱。
Customer: Sorry. I have no change.
Shòu huò yuán: Méiguānxi.
售 货 员: 没关系。
Salesman: It doesn’t matter.
Key learning points:
零钱 (língqián): n. change (money)
Example:
Yígòng shōu nín yì băi kuài, zhè shì zhăo nín de língqián.
一共 收 您 100 块, 这 是 找 您 的 零钱。
I received one hundred Yuan from you in total and here is your change.