Markets & Souvenirs

1. Podèm negociar lo prètz?

   Can we negotiate the price?

   Usage

   Before haggling at a stall or market

   Grammar Note

   Composed. prètz means "price"; note the ending -tz

2. Es fach a la man?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checking whether crafts or food are handmade

   Grammar Note

   Composed. fach is the participle "made"; a la man means "by hand"

3. Quins son los oraris del mercat?

   What are the market's opening hours?

   Usage

   Asking when the market is open

   Grammar Note

   Composed. del = de + lo; oraris is the plural of orari

4. Ont es lo mercat de nuèch?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Looking for an evening market

   Grammar Note

   Composed. nuèch is the Languedocien word for night; de + noun describes the kind of market

5. Podètz embalar aquò per far un present?

   Could you wrap this as a gift?

   Usage

   Asking for gift wrapping after a purchase

   Grammar Note

   Composed. present means "gift"; far un present is "to give a gift"

6. Es un sovenir per ma familha.

   It's a souvenir for my family.

   Usage

   Explaining why you are buying something

   Grammar Note

   Composed. familha is feminine, hence ma; lh is the palatal l

7. Podètz mandar aquò a l'estrangièr?

   Can you ship this abroad?

   Usage

   Arranging shipment of a larger purchase

   Grammar Note

   Composed. estrangièr means "abroad"; a l'estrangièr is "to foreign countries"

8. Qué avètz de mai fresc uèi?

   What is the freshest you have today?

   Usage

   Asking a seller for the best of the day

   Grammar Note

   Composed. de mai fresc means "of the fresher" and works as the superlative here; uèi is "today"

9. Es tròp car.

   It's too expensive.

   Usage

   Opening a price negotiation

   Grammar Note

   Composed. car means "expensive", unrelated to French "car" (because)

10. Avètz una talha mai pichona?

    Do you have a smaller size?

    Usage

    Choosing clothes or shoes at a stall

    Grammar Note

    Composed. pichona agrees with the feminine talha; mai + adjective makes the comparative

11. Un quilò de pomas, se vos plai.

    A kilo of apples, please.

    Usage

    Buying by weight; swap the fruit

    Grammar Note

    Composed. After a quantity comes de + noun; the plural of poma is pomas

12. lo sucre

    Sugar

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo

13. l'òli

    Cooking oil

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article l'òli

14. lo vinagre

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo

15. lo burre

    Butter

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo

16. lo formatge

    Cheese

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo

17. lo mèl

    Honey

    Usage

    Pointing at goods to ask for them at a market

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo

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