EFE learning modules / Prices, Bargaining & Payments

scenario 2 sarah a tourist is shopping for a high

Scenario Context

"Sarah, a tourist, is shopping for a high-quality leather jacket at a famous market in Addis Ababa. She negotiates with Dawit, an experienced shopkeeper, while discussing various payment methods and currency rates."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate English learner and tourist who is looking for a good deal on local products.

D

Dawit

A friendly but firm local shopkeeper who specializes in Ethiopian leather goods.

The Dialogue

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Dawit
Welcome to my shop! Are you looking for something special today?
Sarah
Hello! Yes, I am interested in these leather jackets. They look very well-made.
Dawit
Thank you. These are 100 percent genuine leather and completely .
Sarah
They are beautiful. How much is this dark brown one?
Dawit
For that specific one, the price is 6,000 Birr.
Sarah
6,000? That is quite expensive for my .
Dawit
It is a fair price for the quality, but I am open to discussion.
Sarah
Is there room to on this price?
Dawit
Tell me, what was the price you had in mind?
Sarah
I was thinking more like 3,500 Birr.
Dawit
Oh, 3,500 is much too low. I would lose money at that price.
Sarah
What is the best you can offer me today?
Dawit
I can reduce it to 5,200 Birr because you are my first customer today.
Sarah
5,200 is still a bit high. Can we meet in the middle at 4,200?
Dawit
Let's say 4,800. That is my final offer for a single jacket.
Sarah
If I buy two jackets, can I get a better deal for a purchase?
Dawit
If you take two, I can give them to you for 8,500 Birr total.
Sarah
That is 4,250 per jacket. That sounds much more reasonable.
Dawit
Excellent. So, we have a deal for two jackets at 8,500 Birr?
Sarah
Yes, but I need to know about payment methods.
Dawit
I accept cash, but digital payments are also very popular here.
Sarah
Do you accept international credit cards?
Dawit
I do, but please note there is a 3 percent for credit card transactions.
Sarah
I see. I would prefer to avoid the extra fee. Do you accept Dollars?
Dawit
I can accept Dollars, but I must use the official bank .
Sarah
What is the current you are using?
Dawit
Today the rate is about 57 Birr to 1 US Dollar.
Sarah
In that case, I think I will pay using Telebirr to keep it simple.
Dawit
Telebirr is perfect. There is no extra fee for that.
Sarah
Great. Can I scan your QR code for the payment?
Dawit
Yes, here is the merchant code on the counter.
Sarah
Okay, I am entering the amount now... 8,500 Birr.
Dawit
You are a very skilled , Sarah!
Sarah
Thank you, Dawit! I just sent the payment. Did you get it?
Dawit
Yes, I just received the confirmation message. Thank you for your business!

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Bargain

/ባርገን/

መደራደር

To negotiate the price of something.

የአንድን ነገር ዋጋ ለመቀነስ መነጋገር።

Currency

/ከረንሲ/

የገንዘብ አይነት

A system of money in general use in a particular country.

በአንድ አገር ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል የገንዘብ ሥርዓት።

Discount

/ዲስካውንት/

ቅናሽ

A deduction from the usual cost of something.

ከመደበኛው የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ላይ የሚቀነስ ሂሳብ።

Exchange rate

/ኤክስቼንጅ ሬት/

የምንዛሬ ተመን

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

የአንድን ገንዘብ ወደ ሌላ ለመለወጥ የሚያገለግል ዋጋ።

Surcharge

/ሰርቻርጅ/

ተጨማሪ ክፍያ

An additional charge or payment.

ተጨማሪ ክፍያ ወይም ሂሳብ።

Transaction

/ትራንዛክሽን/

የክፍያ ሂደት

An instance of buying or selling something.

አንድን ነገር የመግዛት ወይም የመሸጥ ሂደት።

Negotiator

/ኒጎሽየተር/

ተደራዳሪ

A person who conducts negotiations.

ድርድር የሚያካሂድ ሰው።

Budget

/ባጀት/

በጀት

An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

ለተወሰነ ጊዜ የሚሆን የገቢና ወጪ ግምት።

Bulk

/በልክ/

በጅምላ

Large quantities of something.

አንድን ነገር በከፍተኛ መጠን መግዛት።

Hand-stitched

/ሃንድ ስቲችድ/

በእጅ የተሰፋ

Sewn or joined by hand rather than by a machine.

በማሽን ሳይሆን በእጅ የተሰፋ።