bu ne kadar?
/bu nɛ kɑˈdɑɾ/word by word
In Turkish, the phrase for "how much is this?" is bu ne kadar?
bu ne kadar? is the standard, neutral way to ask for the price of an item. It is suitable for any shopping context, ranging from a street market to a boutique.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bu (this), ne (what) and kadar (as much/as).
Which one should you use?
While bu ne kadar? is the standard way to ask for a price, you may hear the colloquial version bu kaç para?, which literally asks "how many moneys is this?"
How does it change in a sentence?
To ask for the price of multiple items, change the pronoun bu (this) to bunlar (these) to form bunlar ne kadar? (how much are these?).
How do you pronounce it?
The IPA is /bu nɛ kɑˈdɑɾ/. The sound /b/ is like the [b] in about, /u/ is like the [oo] in cool, /n/ is like the [n] in not, /k/ is like the [c] in core and /ɾ/ is like the [t] in American English atom.
Did you know?
- In a traditional Turkish bazaar, it is common to use the phrase as a starting point for a spirited negotiation rather than just a simple inquiry.
- The word kadar comes from the Arabic word for 'value' or 'measure' and is used in Turkish to express both price and limits of time or distance.
- The word ne is shared by many Turkic languages, such as Kazakh не and Uzbek nima, showing how consistent the word for 'what' remains across the entire language family.
Examples in context
- Bu çanta ne kadar?How much is this bag?
- Bu tişört ne kadar?How much is this t-shirt?
- Bunun fiyatı nedir?What is the price of this?
- Affedersiniz, bu ne kadar?Excuse me, how much is this?
- Pardon, bu ne kadar?Pardon, how much is this?
Example conversation
Selin is shopping for a gift at a small boutique.
- SelinBu ne kadar?How much is this?
- Mehmetİki yüz lira.It is two hundred lira.
- SelinBiraz pahalıymış.It is a bit expensive.
- MehmetÇok kaliteli bir ürün.It is a very high quality product.
you were wrong on the informal and formal part, generally “bu ne kadar” is informal and “bunun fiyatı nedir” is formal
Haklısınız! I’ve rewritten that part. Bu ne kadar? is now the everyday way to ask and Bunun fiyatı nedir? is in the examples. Sağ olun!