scenario 2 sarah a tourist is shopping for a high
"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."
Sarah
An intermediate English learner and tourist who is looking for a good deal on local products.
Dawit
A friendly but firm local shopkeeper who specializes in Ethiopian leather goods.
The Dialogue
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Scene Vocabulary
Practice vocabulary words & meanings.
/ባርገን/
መደራደር
To negotiate the price of something.
የአንድን ነገር ዋጋ ለመቀነስ መነጋገር።
/ከረንሲ/
የገንዘብ አይነት
A system of money in general use in a particular country.
በአንድ አገር ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል የገንዘብ ሥርዓት።
/ዲስካውንት/
ቅናሽ
A deduction from the usual cost of something.
ከመደበኛው የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ላይ የሚቀነስ ሂሳብ።
/ኤክስቼንጅ ሬት/
የምንዛሬ ተመን
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another.
የአንድን ገንዘብ ወደ ሌላ ለመለወጥ የሚያገለግል ዋጋ።
/ሰርቻርጅ/
ተጨማሪ ክፍያ
An additional charge or payment.
ተጨማሪ ክፍያ ወይም ሂሳብ።
/ትራንዛክሽን/
የክፍያ ሂደት
An instance of buying or selling something.
አንድን ነገር የመግዛት ወይም የመሸጥ ሂደት።
/ኒጎሽየተር/
ተደራዳሪ
A person who conducts negotiations.
ድርድር የሚያካሂድ ሰው።
/ባጀት/
በጀት
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
ለተወሰነ ጊዜ የሚሆን የገቢና ወጪ ግምት።
/በልክ/
በጅምላ
Large quantities of something.
አንድን ነገር በከፍተኛ መጠን መግዛት።
/ሃንድ ስቲችድ/
በእጅ የተሰፋ
Sewn or joined by hand rather than by a machine.
በማሽን ሳይሆን በእጅ የተሰፋ።