Neo IAL

Shopping

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