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Bargaining A: Selamat pagi, Non. [Good morning, miss.] B: Selamat pagi, Bu. Mau membeli apa? [Good morning, ma’am. What would you like to buy?] A: Ada rambutan, Non? [Do you have rambutan, Miss?] B: Ya, ada beberapa. [Yes, I have some.] A: Berapa harganya satu kilo? [How much is one kilo?] B: Seribu rupiah, Bu. [One thousand rupiah, ma’am.] A: Aduh, Non! Mahal sekali! Tiga ratus, ya? [Wow, miss! Very expensive! Three hundred, ok?] B: Rugi, Bu! Tujuh ratus saja, Anda dapat. [I’d make a loss! Just 700 rupiah, and you can have them.] A: Tidak, Non. Terlalu mahal. Lima ratus. [No, miss. Too expensive. Five hundred.] B: Mari, mari. Ibu sudah pinter tewar-menawar! [Alright, alright. You are good at bargaining.] A: Terima kasih. Selamat tinggal. [Thanks. Goodbye.] B: Ya, Bu. Selamat jalan. [Goodbye.]
Apr 26, 2015 2:30 PM
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Bargaining

A: Selamat pagi, Non. [Good morning, miss.]
B: Selamat pagi, Bu. Mau membeli apa? [Good morning, ma’am. What would you like to buy?]
A: Ada rambutan, Non? [Do you have rambutan, Miss?]
B: Ya, ada beberapa. [Yes, I have some.]
A: Berapa harganya satu kilo? [How much is one kilo?]
B: Seribu rupiah, Bu. [One thousand rupiah, ma’am.]
A: Aduh, Non! Mahal sekali! Tiga ratus, ya? [Wow, miss! Very expensive! Three hundred, ok?]
B: Rugi, Bu! Tujuh ratus saja, Anda dapat. [I’d make a loss! Just 700 rupiah, and you can have them.]
A: Tidak, Non. Terlalu mahal. Lima ratus. [No, miss. Too expensive. Five hundred.]
B: Mari, mari. (better if you use, Boleh, Boleh)Ibu sudah pinter tewar-menawar! menawar [Alright, alright. You are good at bargaining.]
A: Terima kasih. Selamat tinggal. [Thanks. Goodbye.]
B: Ya, Bu. Selamat jalan. [Goodbye.]

 

Good job!

April 26, 2015
Soo good, I still have problems at making this kind of conversations and this one is very useful, but also I think is better to use "Boleh"
April 27, 2015
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