{"id":5128,"date":"2016-09-28T16:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T16:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2018-07-31T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:09:19","slug":"bargaining-basics-and-shopping-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/bargaining-basics-and-shopping-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Bargaining Basics and Shopping in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>hether you are shopping for gold ornaments at the jewelers, picking vegetables in an open-air market, or buying clothes in small or large shops, bargaining is an integral part of the Indian shopping experience.<\/p>\n

Indians love to bargain. And shopkeepers or store salesmen love to push back. To a newcomer to India, shopping can be either completely exhausting (if you are trying to bargain) or incredibly simple (if you get taken in).<\/p>\n

Except in malls where bargaining is usually not an option, or in many large air-conditioned stores that discourage bargaining upfront by posting signs that say \u201cFixed Price,\u201d to bargain (or sometimes haggle) is commonplace and expected almost everywhere in India. Every large city or town has a market that is famous for different things and a trip to one of these is absolutely imperative if you want to see the breadth of local crafts and wares.<\/p>\n

Delhi\u2019s Palika Bazaar<\/a>\u00a0is famous for clothes, footwear, cheap electronics, and a mind-boggling range of knick-knacks and trinkets. \u201cAlthough bargaining is the mantra for shopping anywhere in Delhi, it must be followed here rigorously,\u201d quips the Delhi Tourism website.<\/p>\n

If you are in Mumbai, some of the best street-side shopping is to be experienced at Fashion Street<\/a> where shopkeepers from nearly 400 shops along M.G. Road (nearAzad Maidan in South Mumbai) try to entice you into purchasing a variety of clothes and accessories. Here, you will find export rejects as well as cheap imitations of branded fashion wear.<\/p>\n

When I first ventured into Fashion Street, my older friends gave me some sage bargaining advice:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they ask for Rs. 200, you offer Rs.100. If they refuse the offer, you walk away \u2026 until they bring down the price to Rs. 150.\u201d And so forth, until you reached a price point that worked for both parties.<\/p>\nConversation: Shopping for a Kurta<\/span>\n

Let\u2019s listen to th<\/span><\/span>is conversation of a lady shopping for a kurta (tunic).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/09\/Hindi_Shopping.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Lady<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0\u092d\u093e\u0908\u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0926\u093e\u092e \u0939\u0948?
\nBhai-saahub, is kurte\u00a0ka kya daam hai?
\n(Excuse me,\u00a0what is the cost of this kurta?)<\/p>\n

Shopkeeper<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0\u091c\u0940, \u092f\u0939 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0938\u094c \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964
\nJee, yeh paanch sau rupaiye ka hai.
\n(Ma\u2019am, it costs 500 rupees.)<\/p>\n

Lady<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0\u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0938\u094c! \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u095b\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964
\nPaanch sau! Yeh to bahut zyada hai.
\n(500! That is too much.)<\/p>\n

Shopkeeper<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0928\u091c\u0940\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0915\u092a\u095c\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964
\nKya keh rahe hain behenji.\u00a0Yeh bahut accha kapda hai.
\n(What are you saying, ma\u2019am.\u00a0This is very good cloth\/material.)<\/p>\n

\n

\u00a0Conversation vocabulary:\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe words in bold are transliterations and pronunciations.<\/p>\n

\u092d\u093e\u0908\u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c\u00a0\u00a0 bhaai-saa-hub <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 literally means “brother.” Here, it’s a polite way of getting attention, sort of like saying “Excuse me, brother.”
\n\u0907\u0938\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iss<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0this
\n\u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kaise<\/i><\/b> (kay-say<\/b>) \u2013 how
\n\u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0koorte ka<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0kurta’s (koorta<\/em> means\u00a0tunic. ka <\/em>signifies possession in second
\nor third person.\u00a0for\u00a0example,\u00a0Nina\u00a0 ka <\/em>means Nina’s.
\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0kya<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 \u2013 what
\n\u0926\u093e\u092e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0daam\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>price\/cost
\n\u0939\u0948\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hai<\/i><\/b> (hay<\/b>) \u2013 is
\n\u091c\u0940\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0jee<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 \u2013 a suffix that\u00a0can also be\u00a0used by itself to denote respect
\n(for example, teacherji <\/em>or auntyji)
\n<\/em>\u092f\u0939\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ye-ha<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0this
\n\u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0paanch<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a05
\n\u0938\u094c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sow<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0\u00a0100
\n\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0b-hooth<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0a lot\/very
\n\u095b\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0zee-yaa-daa<\/i><\/b> \u2013\u00a0a lot\/high
\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kya<\/i><\/b> \u2013 what
\n\u0915\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u00a0\u00a0kah rahey hain\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>are you saying
\n\u092c\u0939\u0928\u091c\u0940\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0behen jee<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u2013 sister (behen<\/em> literally means sister, but is used commonly
\nto address women you don’t know)
\n\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a-cchhaa\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>good
\n\u0915\u092a\u095c\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kapdaa\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013\u00a0cloth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you are shopping for gold ornaments at the jewelers, picking vegetables in an open-air market, or buying clothes in small or large shops, bargaining is an integral part of the Indian shopping experience. Indians love to bargain. And shopkeepers or store salesmen love to push back. To a newcomer to India, shopping can be…<\/p>\n

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