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Negotiating & Persuading

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Drive a hard bargain

/ድራይቭ ኤ ሃርድ ባርጌን/

ጠንካራ ድርድር ማድረግ

To be very demanding in a negotiation to get the best possible deal.

በድርድር ወቅት የተሻለ ውጤት ለማግኘት በጣም ጥብቅ መሆን።

In Practice

"She drives a hard bargain, but she always gets the best price."
"He managed to drive a hard bargain for his new salary."
Fluent Tip

Used in business or salary negotiations.

Meet halfway

/ሚት ሃፍዌይ/

መሐል ለመሐል መገናኘት

To compromise with someone by making concessions.

ሁለቱም ወገኖች የተወሰነ ጥቅም በመተው መስማማት።

In Practice

"Let’s meet halfway on the delivery date."
"If we meet halfway, we can both win."
Fluent Tip

Used to suggest a compromise.

Sweeten the deal

/ስዊትን ዘ ዲል/

ስምምነቱን ማጣፈጥ

To add something extra to an offer to make it more attractive.

አንድን ስምምነት ይበልጥ ሳቢ ለማድረግ ተጨማሪ ነገር መጨመር።

In Practice

"They sweetened the deal by offering a free membership."
"Can you sweeten the deal with more vacation days?"
Fluent Tip

Used when trying to persuade someone to accept an offer.

Get your foot in the door

/ጌት ዩር ፉት ኢን ዘ ዶር/

ጅማሮ ማግኘት

To succeed in starting something with a larger goal in mind.

ለወደፊቱ ትልቅ ነገር ለማግኘት መጀመሪያ ትንሿን ዕድል መጠቀም።

In Practice

"The internship helped him get his foot in the door."
"Accepting a lower salary was his way of getting his foot in the door."
Fluent Tip

Used when starting a career or business relationship.

Seal the deal

/ሲል ዘ ዲል/

ስምምነቱን ማጠናቀቅ

To finalize an agreement or negotiation.

ድርድርን ወይም ስምምነትን በይፋ ማክተም።

In Practice

"They shook hands to seal the deal."
"A signing bonus helped seal the deal."
Fluent Tip

Used at the conclusion of a negotiation.

Give and take

/ጊቭ ኤንድ ቴክ/

መስጠትና መቀበል

Mutual concessions and compromises in a relationship or negotiation.

በድርድር ወቅት በሁለቱም በኩል የሚደረግ መሸካሸክ ወይም መለዋወጥ።

In Practice

"Successful negotiation involves a lot of give and take."
"It was a give and take process to reach an agreement."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe the nature of a healthy negotiation.

Break the ice

/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/

በረዶውን መስበር

To do or say something that makes people feel more relaxed.

ውጥረትን ለመቀነስ ወይም ሰዎችን ለማቀራረብ የሚደረግ ተግባር።

In Practice

"The manager told a joke to break the ice."
"Small talk is a good way to break the ice in a meeting."
Fluent Tip

Used at the beginning of a meeting or negotiation.

Beat around the bush

/ቢት አራውንድ ዘ ቡሽ/

መሬት መሬቱን መርገጥ

To avoid talking about what is important.

ዋናውን ጉዳይ ትቶ ወዲያና ወዲህ ማለት።

In Practice

"Don't beat around the bush; tell me what salary you want."
"Stop beating around the bush and state your terms."
Fluent Tip

Used to demand directness in communication.

Call the shots

/ኮል ዘ ሾትስ/

ትዕዛዝ መስጠት

To be the person who makes the decisions in a situation.

ውሳኔ ሰጪው ወይም ባለሥልጣኑ መሆን።

In Practice

"The CEO calls the shots in this office."
"In this negotiation, the buyer is calling the shots."
Fluent Tip

Used to identify the decision-maker.

Upper hand

/አፐር ሃንድ/

የበላይነት

A position of advantage or control.

በአንድ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ብልጫ ወይም የበላይነት ያለው ቦታ።

In Practice

"They had the upper hand because they had other offers."
"We lost our upper hand when the news leaked."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe power dynamics in negotiation.

Throw in the towel

/ዝሮው ኢን ዘ ታወል/

ፎጣ መጣል (ተስፋ መቁረጥ)

To give up or admit defeat.

በድርድር ወይም በውድድር ተስፋ መቁረጥ።

In Practice

"They refused to throw in the towel despite the setbacks."
"After hours of arguing, he threw in the towel."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone quits a negotiation.

The ball is in your court

/ዘ ቦል ኢዝ ኢን ዩር ኮርት/

ኳሱ በአንተ ሜዳ ነው

It is up to you to take the next step or decision.

የሚቀጥለው ውሳኔ ወይም እርምጃ የእርስዎ ኃላፊነት ነው።

In Practice

"I've made my final offer; now the ball is in your court."
"The ball is in her court regarding the job offer."
Fluent Tip

Used to signal that the other party must respond.