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Now, you've probably learned how to say the words “Cheap” and “Expensive”

but what if something is just “a little cheap”

Or it's “Super Cheap”?

A little bit expensive

Or “Really Really Expensive”

What are you supposed to call those things?

Keep watching because today we are going to learn some new ways to talk about

Cheap and Expensive

And make your English sound more natural and more native

Ok wait!

Stop!

Before we talk about “Cheap” or “Expensive”

We need to know what to call “Money”

For Americans the most common is either “Dollars” or “Bucks”

Both are okay

For example, how much are these kicks (sneakers)?

Two hundred bucks

How much is that house over there?

A million dollars

Alright, now that you're comfortable with “Dollars” and “Bucks”

We can now learn different levels of of “Cheap” and “Expensive”

For this example, we are going to use my favorite: Coconut Strawberry Bubble Tea

The average price of bubble tea in the US is about three dollars, give or take

So if you go to a shop and they charge, say, two fifty

Then you can say, “Hey that's not bad”

I really like this bubble tea shop.

The prices aren't bad

Or “That's pretty good

Or if you want to be more specific you can say

“That's not a bad price” or “That's a pretty good price”

Hey I like this bubble tea shop, the prices are pretty good

Now maybe you want it to be even cheaper

So you walk down the street

And this shop charges two dollars

So you can say “Hey, that's a good deal”

How much is the bubble tea again?

Two dollars?

That's a good deal

Or, “That's a bargain”

How much is the bubble tea here?

Two bucks?

Wow, that's a bargain

But

BUT!!!

Maybe that's still not cheap enough for you

So you walk down the street again

And you get to the last shop.

And they only charge a buck for a bubble tea

So you can say “That's a steal!”

How much is the bubble tea here?

A dollar?!

Dang that's a steal

It's called “A steal” because it's so cheap it's almost like you stole it

Another phrase you can say is “It costs almost nothing” or “It costs next to nothing”

Almost free basically

How much is the bubble tea here?

Just a buck??

Wow that costs almost nothing!

How much is the bubble tea here?

A buck?!

Dang that's next to nothing

Ok now, what if a shop charges more than three dollars?

It's time to learn some new ways to say expensive

If a shop charges a little bit more, maybe three fifty instead of three dollars

Then you can say, “Ooo that's kind of pricey”

Pricey is like a little bit more expensive but not really expensive

How much is the bubble tea here?

three fifty?!

Mmm seems kind of pricey but I'm too lazy to go next door so I'll take it

Or some places, if they're really really greedy, they might charge four dollars for

a bubble tea

And if they're charging four dollars for a bubble tea

Then you can say, “Wow that is steep!”

How much is the bubble tea here?

four dollars?! four dollars for a bubble tea?

Wow that's pretty steep

Steep you can use for something that is more expensive, but not quite super expensive

But wait, some places will charge even more than that

What if they charge five dollars for a bubble tea?

That's a ripoff

How much again?

five dollars? what a ripoff!

I'm not gonna pay that.

No one's gonna pay that

Or you can also say it costs an arm and a leg

Meaning, it's so expensive, you have to chop off your body parts and give it to them

Hey, this place is pretty good, but they charge an arm and a leg.

I would suggest going somewhere else

I know, it sounds weird, but I don't make these words up, I just teach 'em

Alright here are the words againnnnn

And remember, don't just watch the video

That's the lazy way out

You have to practice saying it

Practice at home

Make sentences.

Talk to other native speakers

Or, here's a good way to practice

Next time you're out window shopping

Just go to different stores and think about it in your head

That looks steep.

Or that looks like a steal.

Or that looks like a ripoff!

But Just think about it though.

Don't actually tell the owner, “Hey this is a ripoff”

You're going to offend them

And there are tons, tons more ways to say “Cheap” and “Expensive”

I just picked a few of the common ones that most people use

If you do know some other ones, leave me comment.

Maybe I'll learn a word or two from you