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Unit 10 · Elementary
Shop the bazaar with confidence: ask the price, say it's too expensive, bargain politely, and close the deal.
Shopping and prices (lesson 10)
Public-domain audio — FSI Nepali Basic Course (via Live Lingua).
Tourist
यो कति पर्छ?
Yo kati parchha?
How much does this cost?
Seller
पाँच सय रुपैयाँ।
Paanch saya rupaiyaa.
Five hundred rupees.
Tourist
धेरै महँगो भयो। कम गर्नुहोस्।
Dherai mahango bhayo. Kam garnuhos.
That's very expensive. Lower it, please.
Seller
चार सय दिनुहोस्।
Chaar saya dinuhos.
Give four hundred.
Tourist
हुन्छ, लिन्छु।
Hunchha, linchhu.
Okay, I'll take it.
For prices, Yo kati parchha? (literally "this how-much costs") is a touch more idiomatic than Yo kati ho? — but both are understood everywhere.
Say Dherai mahango bhayo ("it's become very expensive"), then ask for less: Kam garnuhos ("please make it less") or Chhut dinuhos ("give a discount"). Bargaining is expected in markets and with taxis — but not in fixed-price shops and supermarkets.
hunchha is the all-purpose "okay / that works". linchhu means "I'll take it" (from linu, to take). If you've had enough, pugyo means "that's enough".
1. Ask "How much does this cost?"
यो कति पर्छ? (Yo kati parchha?)
2. Say "It's too expensive."
धेरै महँगो भयो। (Dherai mahango bhayo.)
3. Ask for a discount.
छुट दिनुहोस्। (Chhut dinuhos.)
4. Say "Okay, I'll take it."
हुन्छ, लिन्छु। (Hunchha, linchhu.)