Malagasy
Malagasy: Price Negotiation – Fabric
Price Negotiation: Fabric
| Malagasy | English | Key Vocabulary |
| Manana lamba ve ianao? | Do you have cloth? | lamba – cloth |
| Te hividy akanjo ve ianao? | You want to buy clothes? | te – to want
mividy – to buy akanjo – clothes |
| Tsia, mila lamba hanaovana akanjo aho. | No, I would like cloth to make clothes. | mila – to need
manaovana – to make |
| Eny, manana lamba izahay. Ity misy landy sy volonondry ary vovondandy. Ny lasoa dia tsara tarehy be. | Yes, we have cloth. Here is silk, wool, and cotton. The silk cloth is very beautiful. | izahay – we
ity – here misy – is/are found vovondandy – cotton lasoa – silk cloth tsara tarehy – beautiful |
| Mila lasoa aho, satria manao lobaka lava tanana. | I want silk cloth, because I am making a long-sleeved shirt. | satria – because
lobaka – shirt lava – long tanana – hand/arm/sleeve |
| Mila lasoa aho, satria manao t-shirt fohy tanana. | I want silk cloth, because I am making a short-sleeved T-shirt. | satria – because
fohy – short |
| Mila lasoa roa metatra ianao. | You need two meters of silk cloth. | metatra – meter |
| Hoatrinona ny roa metatra amin’ny lasoa? | How much are two meters of silk cloth? | roa – two |
| Iray alina ariary isaky ny metatra izany. Roa alina ariary izany. | That will be ten thousand ariary per meter. Twenty thousand. | iray – one
alina – ten thousand isaky ny – each/every time/unit |
| Manana lasoa manga ve ianao? | Do you have blue silk cloth? | manga – blue |
| Tsia, tsy manana, azafady. | No, I don’t have it, sorry. | azafady – please/sorry |
| Mampalahelo. Manana lamba landy mena ve ianao? | Sad. Do you have red silk cloth? | mamapalahelo – sad
mena – red |
| Eny, manana an’io lamba mena mazava io aho. | Yes, I have that bright red cloth. | mazava – bright
io – that |
| Eny, manana an’ity lamba mena mazava ity aho. | Yes, I have this bright red cloth. | ity – this |
| Efa raikitra ve ny vidiny? | Is the price fixed? | raikitra – fixed
vidy/vidiny – price |
| Mety ve? | Does that work? | |
| Miakara kely. | There’s a little room. | kely – little |
| Alaivo fito arivo ariary ny iray iray metatra ve ianao? | Will you take seven thousand ariary per meter? | alaina – to take |
| Tsia, afaka ampiakarina kely. | No. Come up a little. | ampiakarina – to rise up (relative form) |
| Mety valo arivo ve ianao? | Will you take eight thousand? | |
| Eny, mety. | Yes, that works. | |
| Ity enina arivo sy iray alina Ariary. | Here is sixteen thousand Ariary. | |
| Ity ny volanao. [preferred] | Here is your money. | vola – money |
| Misaotra anao. Veloma! | I thank you. See you next time! | veloma – goodbye |
| Veloma! | Goodbye! |
