Malagasy

Malagasy: Price Negotiation – Eggs

Price Negotiation: Eggs

Malagasy English Key Vocabulary
Manana atody ve ianao? Do you have eggs? manana – to have
Eny, manana atody aho. Yes, I have eggs. atody – egg(s)
Tsy manana atody aho. No, I don’t have eggs. tsy – no
Hoatrinona ny atody? How much are the eggs? hoatrinona – how much?
Eninjato Ariary ny atody. Six hundred Ariary per egg. enina – six

jato – hundred

Ny atody dia eninjato Ariary avy. Each egg [costs] six hundred Ariary each. avy – each
Lafo be! Mety mora kokoa! Too expensive! Make it cheaper! lafo – expensive

mora – cheap

mety – to make

kokoa – [adj + ] better

Lafo be! Mety midina! Too expensive! Make it better! midina – to decrease

mihatsara – getting better

Mety dimanjato. Make it five hundred. dimy – five
Ataovy efa-jato. Make it four hundred. ataovy – to make (imperative)

efatra – four

Haka telonjato ve ianao? Will you take three hundred? telo – three
Tsara. Okay/good.
Mety. [That] works.
Atody roa ambin’ny folo azafady. Twelve eggs, please. ambin’ny – and (for compound numbers)
Misaotra betsaka! Many thanks! misaotra – thanks

betsaka – many (countable)

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