Shopping and bargaining in Urdu
قیمت, رعایت, رنگ — shop in Urdu from first price to final deal.
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Prices open every transaction: اس کی قیمت کیا ہے؟ (what's this one's price?), کتنے روپے؟ (how many rupees?). Listen for the number, repeat it back — پچاس؟ (fifty?) — and you are already shopping in Urdu.
Bargaining follows the friendly script: بہت مہنگا ہے (too costly), رعایت دیجیے (give a discount), تھوڑا کم کیجیے (reduce a little). Start walking away slowly — اچھا، دیکھتا ہوں (okay, I'll look around) — and the real price often chases you down the street.
Sizes and colours refine the hunt: بڑا دیجیے (give the big one), چھوٹا دیجیے (give the small one), نیا دکھائیے (show a new one), اور رنگ (another colour). Point, name the change, nod — shopkeepers read gestures fluently and reward attempts instantly.
Colours close the sale: لال (red), نیلا (blue), ہرا (green), پیلا (yellow), سفید (white), کالا (black). لال خوب لگتا ہے (the red looks nice) — then لوں گا (I'll take it). Deal done, in Urdu, with a smile on both sides.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Urdu | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Price | قیمت | qeemat |
| Too costly | بہت مہنگا ہے | bahut mahangaa hai |
| Please reduce a little | تھوڑا کم کیجیے | thodaa kam keejiye |
| Discount | رعایت | riaayat |
| New | نیا | nayaa |
| Big | بڑا | badaa |
| Small | چھوٹا | chhotaa |
| Another colour | اور رنگ | aur rang |
| Red | لال | laal |
| Blue | نیلا | neelaa |
| Green | ہرا | haraa |
| Yellow | پیلا | peelaa |
| I'll take it (m speaker) | لوں گا | lun gaa |
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 Urdu 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 (m speaker)
Transfer practice. Role-play a small purchase: ask the price, confirm the quantity, and respond courteously. Say the amount back before paying. Bargaining is not expected in every shop or situation, so read the setting and accept a clear answer; the aim is a respectful exchange, not a memorised performance. Start from قیمت (qeemat) and decide whether it fits the situation before using it elsewhere.
Context check. For Shopping and bargaining, “I'll take it (m speaker)” 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
- قیمت qeemat — Price
- چھوٹا chhotaa — Small
- لوں گا lun gaa — I'll take it (m speaker)
Questions learners ask
اس کی قیمت کیا ہے؟ (what's the price of this?) — then بس کتنے؟ (just how much?) for everything else. Two questions, every shop.
بہت مہنگا ہے (too costly) with a smile, then تھوڑا کم کیجیے (reduce a little). Bargaining is friendly theatre — play your part warmly and the price moves.
Start with five: لال (red), نیلا (blue), ہرا (green), پیلا (yellow), سفید (white). اور رنگ دکھائیے (show another colour) reveals the rest.