Lesson 76 · Lower intermediate · 4 min
Negotiating a deal
Asking a price for an order, a discount and payment terms.
- Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.
In this lesson
- Ask for a quote
- Negotiate a percentage discount
- Discuss payment terms
Business negotiation keeps the spirit of the souk, more formally: offer, counter-offer, and take time to consult.
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This lesson hasn’t been recorded yet, and we won’t fake it with a made-up voice. Read the dialogue out loud with the help of the transliteration key.
Dialogue
- Erik3tina taman dyal mya kursi.Give us a price for a hundred chairs.
- NawalLkursi b tlatmya dirham, ya3ni tlatin alf kaml.Each chair is three hundred dirhams, so thirty thousand in total.
- ErikGhali chwiya. Ila khdina mitayn, t9dri tn9si?That’s a bit expensive. If we take two hundred, can you lower the price?
- NawalIla mitayn, n9der n3tikom 3achra f lmya.For two hundred, I can give you ten per cent.
- ErikW lkhlas? Wach n9dro nkhelsso 3la juj d lmrat?And payment? Can we pay in two instalments?
- NawalWakha: nnoss daba, w nnoss mlli twsel ssel3a.Okay: half now and half on delivery.
- ErikMzyan. Khassni nchawer lmudir, w nrje3 lik.Good. I need to consult my manager and I’ll get back to you.
- NawalMa kayn mochkil. Inchallah nttafqo.No problem. I hope we’ll reach an agreement.
How to read the transliteration
Darija is written here in Latin letters, the way many Moroccans text. A few symbols stand for sounds English, French and Swedish don't have:
- 3
- a tight sound from the throat (Arabic ع)
- 7
- a breathy h, stronger than English h (ح)
- 9
- a k made deep in the throat (ق)
- gh
- like a French r (غ)
- kh
- like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach (خ)
- ch
- like English sh (ش)
Vocabulary
- tamanتمن
- a price
- kursiكرسي
- a chair
- alfألف
- a thousand
- tn9es / tn9siتنقص / تنقصي
- lower (you, man / woman)
- 3achra f lmyaعشرة فالمية
- ten per cent
- lkhlasالخلاص
- payment
- juj d lmratجوج د المرات
- in two instalments
- ssel3aالسلعة
- the goods
- twselتوصل
- to arrive, be delivered
- nchawerنشاور
- I consult
- nrje3 likنرجع ليك
- I’ll get back to you
- nttafqoنتفقو
- we agree
Repeat after me
Read each phrase out loud, then cover it and say it from memory.
3tina taman dyal mya kursi.
عطينا تمن ديال مية كرسي.
Give us a price for a hundred chairs.
Ghali chwiya. Ila khdina mitayn, t9dri tn9si?
غالي شوية. إلا خدينا ميتين، تقدري تنقصي؟
That’s a bit expensive. If we take two hundred, can you lower the price?
W lkhlas? Wach n9dro nkhelsso 3la juj d lmrat?
والخلاص؟ واش نقدرو نخلصو على جوج د المرات؟
And payment? Can we pay in two instalments?
Mzyan. Khassni nchawer lmudir, w nrje3 lik.
مزيان. خاصني نشاور المدير، ونرجع ليك.
Good. I need to consult my manager and I’ll get back to you.
Quiz
Your turn
Ask the price of 50 tables, ask for a discount and say you need to consult.
Show an example answer
3tina taman dyal khamsin tabla. Wach t9der tn9es? Khassni nchawer w nrje3 lik.
عطينا تمن ديال خمسين طبلة. واش تقدر تنقص؟ خاصني نشاور ونرجع ليك.
Give us a price for fifty tables. Can you lower it? I need to consult and I’ll get back to you.
Summary
“3tina taman dyal…”, “t9der tn9es?”, “… f lmya”, “lkhlas 3la juj d lmrat” and “inchallah nttafqo”.
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