In this fictional market scene, the seller is willing to negotiate over two bowls. Practise moving from a conditional offer to a counteroffer and an explicit agreement; the amounts are invented for the exercise.
The idea
Link a concession to a condition: İkisini alırsam biraz indirim yapar mısınız? offers to buy both in exchange for a reduction. Alırsam leaves the purchase conditional; it does not announce a completed sale. Propose a price with Beş yüz liraya olur mu? or ask how far the seller can go with Son fiyatınız nedir? A polite question leaves room for a refusal. After a counteroffer, confirm both the quantity and the total before closing with anlaşalım (let’s agree).
| Purpose | Turkish phrase |
|---|---|
| Ask for a discount | İndirim yapar mısınız? |
| Propose a price | Beş yüz liraya olur mu? |
| State a lower limit | Beş yüz elli liradan aşağı inemem. |
| Confirm the total | İkisi toplam beş yüz elli lira, değil mi? |
Read the text
Alıcı: Bu iki kâseyi beğendim. İkisi toplam ne kadar?
Satıcı: İkisi toplam altı yüz lira.
Alıcı: İkisini alırsam beş yüz liraya olur mu?
Satıcı: Elli lira indirim yapabilirim. Beş yüz elli liradan aşağı inemem.
Alıcı: Yani ikisi toplam beş yüz elli lira, doğru mu? Kutu da dahil mi?
Satıcı: Evet, kutu da dahil.
Alıcı: O zaman beş yüz elli lirada anlaşalım.
Satıcı: Anlaştık.
Examples
- Ben en fazla beş yüz lira verebilirim.I can offer at most five hundred lira.
- İkisini alırsam biraz indirim yapar mısınız?If I buy both, would you give me a small discount?
- Bu fiyata kutu da dahil mi?Is the box also included in this price?
- Altı yüz liradan beş yüz liraya iner misiniz?Would you come down from six hundred to five hundred lira?
- Elli lira indirim yapabilirim.I can give you a fifty-lira discount.
- Beş yüz elli liradan aşağı inemem.I cannot go below five hundred and fifty lira.
- O zaman ikisi için beş yüz elli lirada anlaşalım.Then let’s agree on five hundred and fifty lira for both.
- İkisi toplam beş yüz elli lira, değil mi?Both together come to five hundred and fifty lira, right?
- Teşekkür ederim, bu fiyat bütçemi aşıyor.Thank you, this price is beyond my budget.
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Watch out
Elli lira indirim means fifty lira off, not a final price of fifty lira. Compare elli liraya (for fifty lira). Likewise, beş yüz liradan aşağı inemem sets a lower limit; it does not accept a lower offer. If the price still exceeds your budget, Teşekkür ederim, bu fiyat bütçemi aşıyor ends the exchange without claiming the goods are poor quality.
Try it yourself
Complete with “if I buy” using almak: İkisini ___, indirim yapar mısınız?
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alırsam
alırsam: the buyer is offering a possible purchase, so alırım supplies the aorist base and the conditional ending gives alırsam. Alırsanız would make the seller the person buying.
Propose a final price of 500 lira. Choose lira or liraya: Beş yüz ___ olur mu?
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liraya
liraya: 500 is the proposed selling price here. The dative marks that price, and y joins the two vowels in lira + ya. Beş yüz lira indirim would instead ask for 500 lira off.
The seller says: Altı yüz lira. Elli lira indirim yapabilirim. What is the new total? Write the number in Turkish words.
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beş yüz elli
beş yüz elli: subtract the promised reduction from the quoted total: 600 − 50 = 550. Fifty is the amount removed, not the amount to pay.
Suggest agreeing on the price. Use the “let’s” form of anlaşmak: Tamam, ikisi için beş yüz elli lirada ___.
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anlaşalım
anlaşalım: this invites both parties to settle together. Anlaştık would report an agreement as already reached, while the prompt asks for a proposal.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “if I buy” using almak: İkisini ___, indirim yapar mısınız?
Propose a final price of 500 lira. Choose lira or liraya: Beş yüz ___ olur mu?
The seller says: Altı yüz lira. Elli lira indirim yapabilirim. What is the new total? Write the number in Turkish words.
Suggest agreeing on the price. Use the “let’s” form of anlaşmak: Tamam, ikisi için beş yüz elli lirada ___.
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With a partner, negotiate for two bowls priced at 600 lira together. Make a conditional offer, counter with a 50-lira reduction, and confirm whether the box is included. Finish once with an agreement and once with a polite refusal. Swap roles and change the amounts.