Buying and Selling — Première OSE
At the market in Antananarivo or Antsirabe, you often need to ask a price, bargain and pay. Learning the English of buying and selling helps you talk with tourists, work in trade or shop online. Cette leçon se concentre sur une seule clé : demander et négocier un prix poliment.
Bargaining : the act of discussing a price to make it lower before you buy. En français : marchander, négocier le prix.
Exemple
Soa is at Analakely market. She asks the seller: "How much is this basket?" The seller answers: "It's 15,000 Ariary." Soa replies: "That's too expensive. Can you make it 10,000?" The seller says: "Let's say 12,000. It's a deal!"
À retenir
- Pour demander un prix : "How much is it?" ou "What's the price?"
- Pour négocier : "That's too expensive", "Can you lower the price?", "It's a deal!" (marché conclu).
- Mots utiles : to buy (acheter), to sell (vendre), customer (client), seller (vendeur), cheap (bon marché), expensive (cher), change (monnaie).
Exercice d'exemple
Exercice : Translate into English: « Combien coûtent ces tomates ? C'est trop cher, pouvez-vous baisser le prix ? »
Voir la correction
"How much are these tomatoes? That's too expensive, can you lower the price?"