6 Ways to Say Something is Expensive in English

Hey what’s up guys this is Chad from RealLife English. I’m here with another episode of

RealLife TV and I’m here with glen what’s up glen?

What’s up guys how are you? He’s the new RealLife English guy right?

Brand new I’m a little nervous but I’m loving it.

So me and Glen we were just talking about how things in Brazil are a little bit expensive,

so we decided to make a little bit of a video to teach you guys some expressions all related

in expressing that something is expensive right?

Yeah, it’s going to be a little funny so I hope you guys enjoy.

Yeah, alright, so let’s do this Let’s do it. Let’s hit the streets

.Ok so me and my Chinese brother here are tired

of eating rice and beans every day. We want to eat some sushi but I’m going to have

to break the bank to buy it because it’s so expensive. What a shame, I’m sorry.

Ok, the first expression we are going to learn about describing things that are expensive

is break the bank. Basically that means your bank, all of your money will be broken and

gone. You’re poor if you buy this, like the sushi, this is my problem I want sushi, that’s it.

What’s your name? Nelson, Nelson? Nelson, Nelson Ok guys I was walking down the street and

I met my good friend Nelson, all good Nelson?

All good brother And I wanted to know how much was some strawberries

for me to buy here today they look so delicious. How much are the strawberries?

3 for 10, 10 Reis for each little strawberry I don’t know what that sounds like to you

but to me it seems like that’s going to cost a pretty penny.

The next expression is when something costs a pretty penny, again another way to say that

something is very expressive you can say that costs a pretty penny. Like my friend Nelson's strawberries here.

Alright, I was walking down the street and

I saw something that was really beautiful, here it is the shorts. I’ve always wanted

this so much but as you can see the manikin shows us it costs an arm and a leg so I guess

I can’t wear these tomorrow for my date. Alright, the next expression I’m going to

teach you is when something costs an arm and a leg, and Sarah here shows us that you actually

have to give a part of yourself to get something, and these shorts that aren’t even finished yet cost 90 Reis.

So was walking down the street doing some

window shopping and I noticed this beautiful handbag which I thought really matched my

personality. But when I saw the price I realized I would have to pay out the ass for some fake leather handbag.

The next expression to show that something

is really expressive, you can say to pay out of the ass for something. And the reason why

we say this, Uhh, I have no idea.

Alright we have been learning some expression

describing things that are expensive so if you actually find a place that is relatively

cheap, 1.99 for everything, and you still don’t want to buy it, you are a tight-ass

and you look like this. So, don’t be a tight-ass.

Ok, I remember when I was in the US that McDonalds

is considered a shitty-ass fast food restaurant but here in Brazil it’s a luxury. Here it’s

a f#*king Rip off, do not eat here.

This last expression that we learnt here today is rip off, it’s basically whenever

when ever you're describing something that overcharges

a product that is quite shit. That’s it.

Alright so we’re here in Belo Horizonte

and we’re teaching the locals here some cool vocabulary, here we go.

Mcdonalds rip off, McDonalds is a rip off, McDonalds is a rip off

Exactly, enjoy!

Well that’s the end of our episode of RealLife

TV, expressions related to stuff that’s expensive. Thanks a lot Glen for helping us today.

Hey no problem I had a lot of fun. So one thing we notice in Brazil is not too

expensive, and something that we all enjoy would be a beer. Awesome.

Thanks a lot guys and see you next time on RealLife TV.