Shopping and bargaining in Gujarati
કિંમત, ડિસ્કાઉન્ટ, રંગ — shop in Gujarati from first price to final deal.
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Prices open every transaction: આની કિંમત શું? (what's this one's price?), કેટલા રૂપિયા? (how many rupees?). Listen for the number, repeat it back — પચાસ? (fifty?) — and you are already shopping in Gujarati.
Bargaining follows the friendly script: ઘણું મોંઘું છે (too costly), ડિસ્કાઉન્ટ આપો (give a discount), થોડું ઓછું કરો (reduce a little). Start walking away slowly — સારું, જોઉં છું (okay, I'll look around) — and the real price often chases you down the street.
Sizes and colours refine the hunt: મોટું આપો (give the big one), નાનું આપો (give the small one), નવું બતાવો (show a new one), બીજો રંગ (another colour). Point, name the change, nod — Gujarati shopkeepers read gestures fluently and reward attempts instantly.
Colours close the sale: લાલ (red), ભૂરો (blue), લીલો (green), પીળો (yellow), સફેદ (white), કાળો (black). લાલ સરસ લાગે છે (the red looks nice) — then લઈશ (I'll take it). Deal done, in Gujarati, with a smile on both sides.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Gujarati | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Price | કિંમત | kimmat |
| Too costly | ઘણું મોંઘું છે | ghanun monghun chhe |
| Please reduce a little | થોડું ઓછું કરો | thodun ochhun karo |
| Discount | ડિસ્કાઉન્ટ | discount |
| New | નવું | navun |
| Big | મોટું | motun |
| Small | નાનું | naunun |
| Another colour | બીજો રંગ | beejo rang |
| Red | લાલ | laal |
| Blue | ભૂરો | bhuro |
| Green | લીલો | leelo |
| Yellow | પીળો | peelo |
| I'll take it | લઈશ | laish |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Shopping and bargaining. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Gujarati form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- Price
- Small
- I'll take it
Context check. For Shopping and bargaining, “I'll take it” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- કિંમત kimmat — Price
- નાનું naunun — Small
- લઈશ laish — I'll take it
Questions learners ask
આની કિંમત શું? (what's the price of this?) — then ફક્ત કેટલા? (just how much?) for everything else. Two questions, every shop in Gujarat.
ઘણું મોંઘું છે (too costly) with a smile, then થોડું ઓછું કરો (reduce a little). Bargaining is friendly theatre — play your part warmly and the price moves.
Start with five: લાલ (red), ભૂરો (blue), લીલો (green), પીળો (yellow), સફેદ (white). બીજો રંગ બતાવો (show another colour) reveals the rest.