I’m looking for something less expensive.
我在找便宜一些的东西。
A That’s 1000 yuan.
A 1000元。
B Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive. It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
B 呣. . .还是很贵。比那家商店便宜，但还是贵。
C I’m sure you can bargain here. Try and get a lower price.
C 我肯定在这里你可以砍价。试试看要个便宜的价格。
B Well, I’m looking for something less expensive. 1000 yuan is far too much.
B 你看我想买便宜一点的，1000元太多了。
C How much do you want to spend?
C 你打算花多少钱？
B I don’t know. Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!
B 我不知道。大概几百元，反正不是一千元。

Notes 注释
1 You can use opposite adjectives for comparison and effect,e.g.: It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive / It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good / It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good.
你可以用意思相反的形容词来表示比较和结果，例如：It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive /比那家商店便宜，但是还是贵。: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good /这家比那家意大利餐馆好，但是还不算非常好。
2 With adjectives, you can also qualify them and compare things by using less / less and more / more, e.g.It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / It’s less cold today (than yesterday) : The shop was more expensive than the market / The shop was more expensive than the market.
在比较事物的时候，你还可以用less / 较少 和 more /更多来修饰形容词，例如：It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / 今天不太冷(跟昨天比起来);The shop was more expensive than the market / 这家商店比市场更贵。

Key phrases and sentences
That’s 1000 yuan.
Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive.
It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.
I’m sure you can bargain here.
Try and get a lower price.
Well, I’m looking for something less expensive.
1000 yuan is far too much.
How much do you want to spend?
I don’t know.
Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!

1000元。呣. . .还是很贵。
比那家商店便宜，但是还是贵。
我肯定在这里你可以砍价。
试试看要个便宜的价格。
你看我想买便宜一点的1000元太多了。
你打算花多少钱？我不知道。
大概几百元，反正不是一千元。