Marathi shopping & money

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

Key words

English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
price	कीमत	किंमत	kimmat
shop	दुकान	दुकान	dukān
market	बाज़ार	बाजार	bājār
cheap	सस्ता	स्वस्त	svasta
expensive	महँगा	महाग	mahāg
less	कम	कमी	kamī
more	ज़्यादा	जास्त	jāsta

Phrases

English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
How much is this?	यह कितने का है?	हे कितीला?	he kitīlā?
Too expensive!	बहुत महँगा	खूप महाग!	khūp mahāg!
Reduce the price a little	थोड़ा कम कीजिए	थोडे कमी करा	thoḍe kamī karā
OK, I'll take it	ठीक है, लेता हूँ	ठीक आहे, घेतो	ṭhīk āhe, gheto
	A woman says घेते (ghete)
Do you have ...?	क्या ... है?	... आहे का?	... āhe kā?
Just looking	बस देख रहा हूँ	फक्त बघतोय	phakta baghtoy
	Street Marathi — बघणे is 'see' in Mumbai speech

Bargaining script. हे कितीला? → खूप महाग! → थोडे कमी करा → ठीक आहे, घेतो. Smile through all four steps.