EFE learning modules / Prices, Bargaining & Payments

scenario 1 a tourist named sarah is visiting a loca

Scenario Context

"A tourist named Sarah is visiting a local market in Addis Ababa. She meets Almaz, a shop owner, and they discuss prices for traditional items while negotiating the best deal and payment methods."

Speakers
S

Sarah

A curious traveler looking to buy souvenirs but careful with her budget.

A

Almaz

A friendly but firm local merchant who specializes in handmade textiles.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hello! These scarves are beautiful. How much are they?
Almaz
Hello! Welcome. Each handmade scarf is five hundred Birr.
Sarah
Five hundred? That seems a bit for a small scarf.
Almaz
It is silk, Sarah. It takes many days to weave just one.
Sarah
I understand the effort, but I cannot afford that much.
Almaz
What price were you thinking of? Are you ready to ?
Sarah
I was thinking more like three hundred Birr.
Almaz
Oh, that is too low! I would lose money at that price.
Sarah
I don't want you to lose money, but three hundred is my limit for one.
Almaz
How about four hundred fifty? That is a fair price for this quality.
Sarah
Is that your final offer? I saw similar ones down the street for less.
Almaz
Those ones are a ; they are not real silk, they are synthetic.
Sarah
I see. If I buy three scarves, can you give me a better discount?
Almaz
If you buy three, I can lower the price to four hundred each.
Sarah
So that would be one thousand two hundred Birr in total?
Almaz
Exactly. That is a very good deal for you.
Sarah
Let's just a little more. Can we do one thousand one hundred for three?
Almaz
You are a very tough ! Okay, one thousand one hundred it is.
Sarah
Great! Now, about the payment. Do you accept credit cards?
Almaz
I prefer cash, but I can use the machine for larger amounts.
Sarah
Does your machine support payments like Apple Pay?
Almaz
No, it only accepts the physical chip card.
Sarah
I only have USD and Euros in my wallet right now. Do you take foreign currency?
Almaz
I cannot take foreign currency here. What is the current anyway?
Sarah
I think it is around fifty-six Birr to one US Dollar.
Almaz
It is better if you go to the bank to exchange your money first.
Sarah
Is there a bank nearby? I need specific too.
Almaz
Yes, there is a bank right next to the pharmacy. They have small notes.
Sarah
Okay, I will go withdraw cash and come back. Please hold these for me.
Almaz
I will keep them safe. Don't worry.
Sarah
I am back! Here is one thousand one hundred Birr.
Almaz
Thank you. Let me count it. It is correct.
Sarah
Could I please have a for my purchase?
Almaz
Of course. I am writing it now. Here you go.
Sarah
Thank you, Almaz. I am glad we could reach an agreement.
Almaz
It was a pleasure doing business with you, Sarah!

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Overpriced

/ኦቨርፕራይስድ/

ውድ / ከዋጋው በላይ

Too expensive; costing more than it is worth.

በጣም ውድ፤ ከአቅም በላይ ወይም ከትክክለኛ ዋጋው በላይ የሆነ።

Authentic

/ኦውቴንቲክ/

ትክክለኛ / ኦሪጅናል

Genuine and real, not a copy.

እውነተኛ እና ትክክለኛ የሆነ፤ ኮፒ ያልሆነ።

Bargain

/ባርገን/

መደራደር

To negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.

ስለ ግዢ ሁኔታዎችና ዋጋ መደራደር።

Haggle

/ሀግል/

መከራከር (በዋጋ)

To dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

በአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ላይ ደጋግሞ መከራከር ወይም መደራደር።

Rip-off

/ሪፕ ኦፍ/

መጭበርበር / የዋጋ ብዝበዛ

Something that is much more expensive than it should be.

ከሚገባው በላይ በጣም ውድ የሆነ ነገር ወይም ማጭበርበር።

Contactless

/ኮንታክትለስ/

ንክኪ አልባ ክፍያ

A payment method using radio-frequency identification or near-field communication.

ካርዱን ሳያስገቡ በቅርበት ብቻ የሚከፈልበት የክፍያ ዘዴ።

Exchange rate

/ኤክስቼንጅ ሬት/

የምንዛሬ ተመን

The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another.

አንድን ገንዘብ ወደ ሌላ ለመቀየር የሚያገለግል የዋጋ ተመን።

Denominations

/ዲኖሚኔሽንስ/

የገንዘብ አይነቶች / ኖቶች

The face value of a banknote or coin.

የአንድ የገንዘብ ኖት ወይም ሳንቲም ዋጋ መጠን (ለምሳሌ 10፣ 50፣ 100)።

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

A written message acknowledging that something has been paid for.

ለአንድ ዕቃ ክፍያ መፈጸሙን የሚያረጋግጥ የጽሁፍ ማስረጃ።

Negotiator

/ኒጎሽዬተር/

ተደራዳሪ

A person who conducts negotiations to reach an agreement.

ስምምነት ላይ ለመድረስ ድርድር የሚያደርግ ሰው።