Buying vegetables (sabziyan khareedna role-play)
Imagine you are at a local vegetable market. You approach a vegetable seller and inquire about the prices of various vegetables like tomatoes, onions, or spinach. You negotiate a bit if you feel the prices are high. The seller might try to convince you that the quality of their produce is the best in the market. After agreeing on the price, you decide how much to buy and finalize your purchase.
Props needed
- Vegetables: Real or fake vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, etc.
- Weighing scale: A simple prop or even an imaginary one to make it more realistic.
- Shopping bag or basket: For the customer to pretend to collect the vegetables.
- Money: Play money to make the transaction feel real.
Useful Vocabulary:
- मुझे चाहिए… – “मुझे दो किलो टमाटर चाहिए।”
- यह कितने का है? – Asking the price of a specific vegetable.
- सभी का कितना हुआ? – Total price for all the items.
- थोड़ा महँगा है। – Used to negotiate (That’s a bit expensive).
- क्या आप कम कर सकते हैं? – Asking for a discount.
- मुझे दे दीजिए… – “मुझे पाँच किलो आलू दे दीजिए।”
- ताज़ा – “क्या ये सब्ज़ियाँ ताज़ी हैं?”
- ठीक है, ले लूँगा/लूँगी। – “Okay, I’ll take it.”
Example
Sabziwala: What do you want? ( use: चाहिए)
Me: I want two kilos of eggplants and five kilos of potatoes.
Me: How much (कितने का) are eggplant and potatoes?
Sabziwala: eggplant is 50 (पचास) rupees per kilo and potato is 20 (बीस) rupees per kilo.
Me: It is a little expensive (थोड़ा महँगा).
Sabziwala: No, it’s fine price (दाम). Do you want it?
Me: Yes, give (दो/दीजिए) me two kilos of eggplant and five kilos of potatoes.
Sabziwala: They are very fresh (ताजे).
Me: Yes, but very expensive also.
Sabziwala: My vegetables are excellent in this market.
Now it is your turn:
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Write a shopping role-play for vegetables. write it in Hindi, and make it usually simple vocabulary and sentences. make it short.
