Mandarin phrase guide

How to say how much is this in Chinese

这个多少钱？ asks the price of an item you can indicate. It is common in shops, markets, and casual purchasing situations.

Chinese

这个多少钱？

這個多少錢？

Pinyin

zhè ge duō shǎo qián

Sounds like

juh guh dwoh sh-ow chyen

Read it piece by piece

这

zhè

juh

English IPA /dʒə/

个

guh

English IPA /gə/

多

duō

dwoh

English IPA /dwoʊ/

少

shǎo

sh-ow

English IPA /ʃaʊ/

钱

qián

chyen

English IPA /tʃjɛn/

Pronunciation notes

zh sounds close to "j" in "judge".
q sounds close to "ch", with the tongue forward.

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When to use 这个多少钱？

Neutral

Point to or hold the item as you say 这个, meaning 'this one.'
For a more polite opening, begin with 请问 and finish with 谢谢 after the answer.

Other ways to say it

请问，这个怎么卖？

請問，這個怎麼賣？

qǐng wèn, zhè ge zěn me mài

Excuse me, how is this sold?

Common market phrasing

那个多少钱？

那個多少錢？

nà ge duō shǎo qián

How much is that one?

Neutral

Example conversations

Excuse me, how much is this?

请问，这个多少钱？

請問，這個多少錢？

qǐng wèn, zhè ge duō shǎo qián

This one is fifty yuan.

这个五十块钱。

這個五十塊錢。

zhè ge wǔ shí kuài qián

Common mistakes

钱 means money; 多少钱 is the complete question expression for 'how much money.'

Related Chinese phrases

How to say I would like this 我要这个 · wǒ yào zhè ge How to say where is the bathroom 洗手间在哪里？ · xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ How to say thank you 谢谢 · xiè xie