Shopping and bargaining in Telugu
Prices, bargaining and colours — shop in Telugu from first price to deal.
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Prices open every transaction: ధర ఎంత? (what's the price?), ఎంత? (how much?), ఇది ధర ఎంత? (what's this one's price?). Listen for the number plus రూపాయలు — repeat it back to confirm — యాభై? (fifty?) — and you are already shopping in Telugu.
Bargaining follows the friendly script: చాలా ఖరీదు (too costly), కొంచెం తగ్గించండి (reduce a little), డిస్కౌంట్ ఉందా? (any discount?). Start walking away slowly — ధన్యవాదాలు, చూస్తాను (thanks, I'll look around) — and the real price often chases you down the street.
Sizes and colours refine the hunt: పెద్దది (the bigger one), చిన్నది (the smaller one), కొత్తది (a new one), వేరే రంగు (a different colour). Point, name the change, nod — Telugu shopkeepers read gestures fluently and reward attempts instantly.
Colours close the sale: ఎరుపు (red), నీలం (blue), ఆకుపచ్చ (green), పసుపు (yellow), తెలుపు (white), నలుపు (black). ఎరుపు బాగుంది (the red looks good) — then కొంటాను (I'll take it). Deal done, in Telugu, with a smile on both sides.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Telugu | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| What is the price? | ధర ఎంత? | dhara enta |
| Too costly | చాలా ఖరీదు | chaalaa khareedu |
| Please reduce a little | కొంచెం తగ్గించండి | konchem tagginchandi |
| Discount | డిస్కౌంట్ | discount |
| A new one | కొత్తది | kottadi |
| The bigger one | పెద్దది | peddadi |
| The smaller one | చిన్నది | chinnadi |
| A different colour | వేరే రంగు | vere rangu |
| Red | ఎరుపు | erupu |
| Blue | నీలం | neelam |
| Green | ఆకుపచ్చ | aakupachcha |
| Yellow | పసుపు | pasupu |
| I'll buy it | కొంటాను | kontaanu |
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 Telugu 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.
- What is the price?
- The smaller one
- I'll buy it
Context check. For Shopping and bargaining, “I'll buy 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
- ధర ఎంత? dhara enta — What is the price?
- చిన్నది chinnadi — The smaller one
- కొంటాను kontaanu — I'll buy it
Questions learners ask
ధర ఎంత? (what's the price?) — then ఎంత? (how much?) for everything else. Two questions, every shop in Telugu states.
చాలా ఖరీదు (too costly) with a smile, then కొంచెం తగ్గించండి (reduce a little, please). Bargaining is friendly theatre — play your part warmly and the price moves.
Start with five: ఎరుపు (red), నీలం (blue), ఆకుపచ్చ (green), పసుపు (yellow), తెలుపు (white). వేరే రంగు (different colour) shows them all.