| A: | 看一看，瞧一瞧，新年到，财神到，财神一到鼓钱包。 |
| kàn yi kàn, qiáo yi qiáo, xīnnián dào, cáishén dào, cáishén yī dào gǔ qiánbāo. |
| Take a look, come and see. The New Year is here. The god of wealth has arrived. Once he's here, your purse will be bursting with money. |
| B: | 哎，你这财神像怎么卖？ |
| āi, nǐ zhè cáishénxiàng zěnme mài? |
| Hey, how much are you selling these god of wealth statues for? |
| A: | 大姐，神像这东西怎么能说卖呢，要说请。 |
| dàjiě, shénxiàng zhè dōngxi zěnme néng shuō mài ne, yào shuō qǐng. |
| Miss, you can't say 'sell' for a statue of a god. You have to say, 'invite'. |
| B: | 哦，对对对，那这怎么请？ |
| ò, duì duì duì, nà zhè zěnme qǐng? |
| Oh, yeah. That's right. How much do I need to 'invite' him for then? |
| A: | 那边是三百，这边是两百。 |
| nàbiān shì sānbǎi, zhèbiān shì liǎngbǎi. |
| That one over there is 300, and this one here is 200. |
| B: | 哎，你旁边的这两个怎么不一样？ |
| āi, nǐ pángbiān de zhè liǎng ge zěnme bù yīyàng? |
| Hey, how come these two next to you aren't the same? |
| A: | 那是一对，一千五。景泰蓝的，工艺好。 |
| nà shì yī duì, yīqiān wǔ. jǐngtàilán de, gōngyì hǎo. |
| Those are a pair. 1500. They're made of cloisonné enamel. Great craftsmanship. |
| B: | 怎么是两个？ |
| zěnme shì liǎng ge? |
| Why are there two of them? |
| A: | 一个文财神，一个武财神啊。 |
| yī ge wéncáishén, yī ge wǔcáishén a. |
| One is the cultural god of wealth. The other is the military god of wealth. |
| B: | 文财神？没听说过。 |
| wéncáishén? méi tīngshuō guo. |
| Cultural god of wealth? I've never heard of that. |
| A: | 我们一般看到的关二爷是武财神，做生意有他保佑那是最好了。文财神呢，一般是读书人请的。大姐一看就是个生意人，请一尊关二爷肯定没错。 |
| wǒmen yībān kàndào de Guānèryé shì wǔcáishén, zuò shēngyi yǒu tā bǎoyòu nà shì zuì hǎo le. wéncáishén ne, yībān shì dúshūrén qǐng de. dàjiě yī kàn jiùshì ge shēngyirén, qǐng yī zūn Guānèryé kěndìng méicuò. |
| The Guan Erye is usually seen as the god of wealth and power. When doing business, it's best to have his blessing. The god of wealth and culture is ordinarily invited by people who are studying. Miss, I can tell right away you're a businesswoman. 'Inviting' a Guan Erye is definitely the way to go. |
| B: | 我有个店正打算开张，而且明天又是初五，所以想请一尊财神回去。 |
| wǒ yǒu ge diàn zhèng dǎsuàn kāizhāng, érqiě míngtiān yòu shì chūwǔ, suǒyǐ xiǎng qǐng yī zūn cáishén huíqu. |
| I have a shop that I'm about to open. Also, tomorrow is the 5th day of the lunar month, so I want to 'invite' a god of wealth back. |
| A: | 那就请红脸关二爷吧，生意肯定红火。你看这尊，多威武啊！ |
| nā jiù qǐng hóngliǎn Guānèryé ba, shēngyi kěndìng hónghuo. nǐ kàn zhè zūn, duō wēiwǔ a! |
| Then you should 'invite' the red-faced Guan Erye. Your business will definitely be prosperous. Look at this one. It's really powerful! |
| B: | 就这个吧。便宜点啊。 |
| jiù zhè ge ba. piányi diǎn a. |
| Just this one then. Give me a good price, OK? |
| A: | 哎呀，大姐，这东西哪有还价的？心诚则灵。 |
| āiyā, dàjiě, zhè dōngxi nǎyǒu huánjià de? xīnchéngzélíng. |
| Oh geez, Miss. How can you haggle for a thing like this? “Only if you are sincere will your prayers come true." |
| B: | 好吧好吧，希望我新店生意兴隆。 |
| hǎoba hǎoba, xīwàng wǒ xīndiàn shēngyi xīnglóng. |
| OK, OK. Well, I hope business will be booming at the new shop. |
| A: | 大姐，您鞭炮买了没？我这儿有高升，还有一千响的，两千响的鞭炮。初五早晨放吧。 |
| dàjiě, nín biānpào mǎi le méi? wǒ zhèr yǒu gāoshēng, háiyǒu yīqiān xiǎng de, liǎngqiān xiǎng de biānpào. chūwǔ zǎochén fàng ba. |
| Miss, have you bought fireworks yet? I have the kind that shoot up and explode and I also have strings of one thousand and two thousand firecrackers. You can light them off on the morning of the 5th. |
| B: | 拿个两千响的吧。 |
| ná ge liǎngqiān xiǎng de ba. |
| I'll take a string of two thousand. |
| A: | 行，鞭炮给您打七折。对了，大姐，您这像请回去，怎么放知道吗? |
| xíng, biānpào gěi nín dǎ qī zhé. duìle, dàjiě, nín zhè xiàng qǐng huíqu, zěnme fàng zhīdào ma? |
| OK. I'll give you a 30% discount on the firecrackers. That's right. Miss, do you know how to set up the statue you're taking back? |
| B: | 就那样放着呗。 |
| jiù nàyàng fàng zhe bei. |
| Just set it up like that. |
| A: | 这个不能随便放的啊，一定要放在供台上。你看，我这里大小供台都有，您要哪一种？ |
| zhè ge bùnéng suíbiàn fàng de a, yīdìng yào fàng zài gòngtái shàng. nǐ kàn, wǒ zhèlǐ dàxiǎo gòngtái dōu yǒu, nín yào nǎ yī zhǒng? |
| You can't set it up just any way. You definitely have to put it on an offering stand. I have both big and small stands here. Which kind would you like? |
| A: | 我看看。 |
| wǒ kàn kan. |
| Let me take a look. |
| B: | 好的。大姐，您再看看我这里的香烛吧，最低价给您。 |
| hǎo de. dàjiě, nín zài kàn kan wǒ zhèlǐ de xiāngzhú ba, zuì dī jià gěi nín. |
| OK. Miss, take a look at our scented candles. I'll give you the lowest price. |
| A: | 等买了供台和香烛，我身上的钱都跑到你口袋了。 |
| děng mǎi le gòngtái hé xiāngzhú, wǒ shēnshàng de qián dōu pǎodào nǐ kǒudài le. |
| After I buy scented candles and an offering table, all the money on me will be in your pocket. |
| B: | 那就对了，我这里财神最多嘛。 |
| nā jiù duì le, wǒ zhèlǐ cáishén zuì duō ma. |
| That's right. This place has the most gods of wealth. |