===== Shopping =====

^ SHOPPING ^ [b]KOFELOS[/b] ^
| Would you like to go shopping in the big Western Stores? | [b]Libur vu fi kofelos nel gran Westa shopos?[/b] |
| Those shops must be very expensive. They have very rich customers. I should like to have address of some less expensive places – but still first class ones. | [b]Yen shopos shar si tro shira. Zi ar rikega kundos. Mi vur i l’adres de som shopos min shira – mo dok primorda.[/b] |
| Are there often clearance sales in the big stores? | [b]Cu of saldos nel shoponos?[/b] |
| When is their stock-taking? | [b]Van far zi inventor?[/b] |
| I think there is a stock-taking sale at X’s. | [b]Mi krar ye un inventor-vendo she X...[/b] |
| Are there good bargains to be picked up? | [b]Cu ye okazyonos kolgibla?[/b] |
| Is that shop selling off? | [b]Cu et shop liqidar?[/b] |
| Do they sell retail? | [b]Cu zi vendar detale?[/b] |
| Do you sell on the instalment system, or only cash down? | [b]Vendar vu rate o nur kase?[/b] |
| You never sell on credit? | [b]Vendar vu ni kredite?[/b] |
| Can you send me this on approval? | [b]Par vu me sendi eto kondise?[/b] |
| I should like to speak to the head of the department. | [b]Mi vur parli al ripat-aldo.[/b] |
| Would you mind telling me where the perfumery department is? | [b]Benvur vu m’indiki lo parfum-ripart?[/b] |
| Which way is the lift? the escalator? the stairs? | [b]Voe lo lift? l’eskalator? lo skal?[/b] |
| The way out, please! | [b]L’exado, pli![/b] |
| I don’t see an assistant; can you find me one? | [b]Mi vidar nil vender; pur vu me tri un?[/b] |
| Are you engaged? Can you attend to me? | [b]Cu vu okupat? Par vu me sirvi?[/b] |
| No one is attending to me, and I have been waiting for ten minutes. | [b]Nilun me sirvar, e mi atendar dep is minutos.[/b] |
| I am going to complain to the management. There is no getting service here. | [b]Mi gor riklami al derko. Nil sirvo ik.[/b] |
| I should like you to show me... | [b]Mi vur vu me montru...[/b] |
| What have you got in the line of... | [b]Ke ar vu in mat de...[/b] |
| What is the price of this? | [b]Ka lo presyo d’eto?[/b] |
| What are you selling this at? | [b]Kapresye vendar vu eto?[/b] |
| Have you nothing better? cheaper? smarter? stronger? larger? smaller? | [b]Ar vu nilo bonira? cipira? plu eleganta? plu solida? granira? letira?[/b] |
| Show me the best you have. | [b]Me montru lo melesta vu ar.[/b] |
| If you haven’t got it in stock, can you have it sent for? get it for me? | [b]Es vu no ar it stokye, par vu m’it sendi? m’it prokuri?[/b] |
| How long will it take to get it? | [b]Fra kan or vu it?[/b] |
| You say you are out of it? have sold out? do not stock it now? | [b]Vu dicar vu sen it? Vu estingir it? Vu noplue stokar it?[/b] |
| How is that? | [b]Kur eto?[/b] |
| I am not satisfied with this article. Can you take it back? exchange it? | [b]Mino satisfat kon et artiklo. Par vu it repreni? it skambi?[/b] |
| I bought it two days ago, and I have never used it. Just look at the ticket. | [b]Mi kofir it yo do idos e ni utir it. Miru lo lablo![/b] |
| Why don’t you mark your goods in plain figures? | [b]Kur no markar vu va merkos in presyos klara?[/b] |
| Is that your lowest price? | [b]Cu eto va last presyo?[/b] |
| Have I to make a deposit if I give you an order? | [b]Shar mi versi un akont es mi ordenar?[/b] |
| Make it up into a parcel. | [b]Pli fiu un pak.[/b] |
| I cannot take it with me. Can you have it delivered? | [b]Mi no pat it kunpreni. Par vu it livri?[/b] |
| Have it delivered at this address. | [b]Livru it a et adres.[/b] |
| When can you have it sent on? | [b]Van par vi it livri?[/b] |
| I will pay on delivery. | [b]Mi pagor livre.[/b] |
| I prefer to pay now. | [b]Mi prifar pagi nun.[/b] |
| Make me out a bill. | [b]Me fiu un faktur.[/b] |
| Please receipt it. | [b]Pli qitansu it.[/b] |
| Can you forward it carriage paid? carriage forward? | [b]Par vu it spedi franko? port debat?[/b] |
| Send it by slow (fast) goods train. | [b]Sendu it letvite[/b] ([b]granvite[/b])[b].[/b] |
| What does it all add up to? | [b]Kan sumar it?[/b] |
| I am going to the cash-desk, if you will come with me. | [b]Mi gar al kaso, es vu var m’akompani.[/b] |
| Are you open on Sundays? | [b]Aprar vu dominke?[/b] |
| What day do you close on? | [b]Ka va klozo-id?[/b] |
| What time do you close? | [b]Kaore klozar vu?[/b] |
| Do you stay open at lunch-time? | [b]Restar vu apra lunc-ore?[/b] |