Markets & Souvenirs

1. ይህ ስንት ይሆናል?

   Yih sinti yihonal?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic price inquiry at a market

   Grammar Note

   "sinti yihonal" is a set phrase for asking price

2. ዋጋ መደራደር ይቻላል?

   Waga mederader yichalal?

   Can I bargain on the price?

   Usage

   Check if bargaining is allowed

   Grammar Note

   Infinitive + "yichalal" = "it is possible to"

3. [ዋጋ] ብቻ ልስጥ?

   [waga] bicha lisit?

   I'll offer [lower price].

   Usage

   Propose a lower price during bargaining

   Grammar Note

   "bicha" limits the amount to "only"

4. ቅናሽ ማድረግ ይቻላል?

   Kinash madreg yichalal?

   Can I get a discount?

   Usage

   Ask for a discount on bulk or last item

   Grammar Note

   "kinash madreg" = "making a discount"

5. ይህ በእጅ የተሠራ ነው?

   Yih bejij yetesera new?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Check if an item is handcrafted

   Grammar Note

   "yetesera" is a perfect passive adjective

6. ይህ ምን ቁሳቁስ ነው?

   Yih min kusakus new?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Ask about the material of an item

   Grammar Note

   "min … new" is the basic "what is" question

7. ስጦታ ሆኖ ማሸግ ይቻላል?

   Sitota hono masheg yichalal?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Request gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   "hono" = "as/being"

8. የምሽት ገበያ የት ነው?

   Yemishit gebey yet new?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of the night market

   Grammar Note

   "yemishit" is a genitive modifier

9. ደረሰኝ ልወስድ?

   Deresegn liwesid?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Request a receipt after purchase

   Grammar Note

   "liwesid" = first-person subjunctive (permission)

10. ገበያው መቼ ይከፈታል?

    Gebeyaw mece yikefeital?

    What time does the market open?

    Usage

    Check market opening hours

    Grammar Note

    "-aw" suffix functions as definite article

11. እየተመለከትኩ ብቻ ነው፣ አመሰግናለሁ።

    Eyetemeleketku bicha new, amesegnalehu.

    I'm just looking, thank you.

    Usage

    Politely decline aggressive sales

    Grammar Note

    "eye-" prefix marks the progressive aspect

12. በካርድ መክፈል ይቻላል?

    Becard mekefil yichalal?

    Do you accept card payment?

    Usage

    Check if card payment is accepted

    Grammar Note

    Prefix "be-" means "with/by"

13. ይህን እንደ መታሰቢያ ስጦታ እገዛለሁ።

    Yihin inde metasebiya sitota igezalehu.

    I'm buying this as a souvenir.

    Usage

    State that you're buying as a souvenir

    Grammar Note

    "inde" = "as/like"

14. ይህ ወደ ውጭ አገር መላክ ይቻላል?

    Yih wede wijij ager melak yichalal?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Check if international shipping is available

    Grammar Note

    "wede" = "to/toward"

15. ዋጋው ብዙ ነው።

    Wagaw bizu new.

    This is too expensive.

    Usage

    Directly state that the price is too high

    Grammar Note

    "bizu new" = "it is a lot/expensive"

16. ሌላ ቀለም አለ?

    Lela kilem ale?

    Do you have a different color?

    Usage

    Ask for a different color

    Grammar Note

    "lela" = "another/other"

17. ነጭ ሽንኩርት

    nech shinkurt

    Garlic

    Usage

    For buying at a market; literally white onion

18. ቀይ ሽንኩርት

    key shinkurt

    Onion

    Usage

    Literally red onion, but used for onions generally

19. ቃሪያ

    karia

    Green chili pepper

    Usage

    The dried chili spice mix is berbere, a different thing

20. ዝንጅብል

    zinjibil

    Ginger

    Usage

    For buying at a market or herb stall

21. ፍራፍሬ

    frafre

    Fruit

    Usage

    The general word, for when you do not know the specific name

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