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H: 19.9 kuai.

十九块九

shí jiǔ kuài jiǔ

H: (Are you) paying with Alipay, WeChat or cash?

是 支付宝 还是 微信 还是现金支付

shì zhīfùbǎo háishì wēixìn háishì xiànjīn zhīfù

H: pay with a cellphone.

手机支付

shǒujī zhīfù

M: I'll pay with cash.

我现金支付

wǒ xiànjīn zhīfù

Key language

I

我

wǒ

Cash

现金

xiànjīn

To pay

支付

zhīfù

 M: How much?

多少钱

duō shǎo qián

H: 19.9 kuai.

19 kuai 9 mao

十九块九毛

shí jǐu kuài jiǔ máo

M: Can you give me a bag?

能不能来一个袋子

néng bù néng lái yī ge dàizi

H: Bags are 2 mao.

袋子两毛

dàizi liǎng máo

H: 20.1 kuai.

20 kuai 1 mao

二十零一毛

èr shí líng yī máo

M: I don't have 'one mao'.

我没有一毛

wǒ méiyǒu yī máo

H: You don't have it? Never mind then.

没有就算了

méiyǒu jiù suàn le

Pocket money

Quick note: There are 10 mao in 1 kuai.

The cashier asked for 1 mao. Not 0.1 mao

This is confusing because when talking about money because:

21

二十一

èr shí yī

20.1

二十零一

èr shí líng yī

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