Bengali shopping & money

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Bengali prices, bargaining and the phrases for markets and shops.

Key words

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
price	कीमत	দাম	dam
shop	दुकान	দোকান	dokan
market	बाज़ार	বাজার	bajar
cheap	सस्ता	সস্তা	shosta
expensive	महँगा	দামি	dami
less	कम	কম	kom
more	ज़्यादा	বেশি	beshi

Phrases

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
How much is this?	यह कितने का है?	এটার দাম কত?	eṭar dam koto?
Too expensive!	बहुत महँगा	খুব দামি	khub dami
Reduce the price a little	थोड़ा कम कीजिए	একটু কম করুন	ekṭu kom korun
OK, I'll take it	ठीक है, लेता हूँ	ঠিক আছে, নেবো	ṭhik achhe, nebo
Do you have ...?	क्या ... है?	... আছে?	... achhe?
Just looking	बस देख रहा हूँ	শুধু দেখছি	shudhu dekhchhi

Bargaining script. এটার দাম কত? → খুব দামি! → একটু কম করুন → ঠিক আছে, নেবো. Smile through all four steps.