Chinese grammar - Talking about money - 价格 (jiàgé), 块 (kuài) and 多少钱 (duōshǎo qián)

Talking about money - 价格 (jiàgé), 块 (kuài) and 多少钱 (duōshǎo qián)

In Chinese, the word 价格 (jiàgé) means 'price'.

— It is used with the verb 是 (shì) to say 'the price is'.

Colloquially, the Chinese currency 块 (kuài) which is used when talking about a price.

— 块钱 (kuàiqián) can be used to be more explicit. 钱 means 'money'

— When talking about price, we can use the pattern [subject] + [number] + 块 or 块钱. There is no verb.

— Or we can use: [subject] + 价格 + 是 + [number] + 块 or 块钱. Using the verb 是.

— Note that the Chinese currency is 元 (yuán), which is predominantly used in written contexts, official documents, financial transactions, and formal speech.

The word 多少钱 (duōshǎo qián) is used to ask the price. It literally means 'how much money'.

Examples:
	这个手机的价格是三千块。 zhè ge shǒujī de jiàgé shì sānqiān kuài. The price of this phone is three thousand yuan (kuai). 价格 (jiàgé) means 'price'
	这个苹果多少钱？ zhè ge píngguǒ duōshǎo qián? How much is this apple?
	苹果五块。 píngguǒ wǔ kuài. The apple is five yuan.
	这个背包是一百块。 zhè ge bēibāo shì yìbǎi kuài. This backpack is one hundred yuan. 背包 (bēibāo) means 'backpack'
	那条裙子是一百五十块。 nà tiáo qúnzi shì yìbǎi wǔshí kuài. That skirt is one hundred and fifty yuan. 条 (tiáo) is the measure word for long, thin objects such as ribbons, rivers, roads, trousers, and skirts
	一杯奶茶是十二块。 yì bēi nǎichá shì shí'èr kuài. A cup of milk tea is twelve yuan. 奶茶 (nǎichá) means 'milk tea'
	那件衣服刚一百块。 nà jiàn yīfu gāng yìbǎi kuài. That piece of clothing is just one hundred yuan.
	这杯咖啡刚刚三十块。 zhè bēi kāfēi gānggāng sānshí kuài. This cup of coffee was just thirty yuan.
	票的价格是七十七元。 piào de jiàgé shì qīshíqī yuán. The price of a ticket is 77 yuan. 元 (yuán) means 'yuan,' the basic unit of currency in China
	十个鸡蛋多少钱？ shí ge jīdàn duōshǎo qián? How much does ten eggs cost?
	五百元太贵了。 wǔbǎi yuán tài guì le. 500 yuan is too expensive.