Markets & Souvenirs

1. Em i kostim hamas?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic price inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "i" marks predicate

2. Mi inap stretim prais?

   Can I bargain on the price?

   Usage

   Offer to bargain

   Grammar Note

   "inap" = can/able to

3. Mi laik givim yu [prais] tasol.

   I'll offer [price] only.

   Usage

   Counter-offer with lower price

   Grammar Note

   "tasol" = only

4. Yu inap daunim prais liklik?

   Can you lower the price a little?

   Usage

   Request for discount

   Grammar Note

   "daunim" = downward action

5. Em i wokim long han bilong man, o mesin i wokim?

   Is this handmade or machine-made?

   Usage

   Ask about manufacturing method

   Grammar Note

   "bilong man" = of a person

6. Em i wokim long wanem samting?

   What is this made of?

   Usage

   Ask about material

   Grammar Note

   "long" indicates material/means

7. Yu inap rapim gut olsem presen?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Request gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   "olsem" = like/as

8. Maket i stap we?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Ask for market location

   Grammar Note

   "i stap we" = "where is it located"

9. Yu inap givim mi risit?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Request receipt

   Grammar Note

   "inap givim" = can give

10. Maket i open long wanem taim?

    What time does the market open?

    Usage

    Check market opening hours

    Grammar Note

    "long wanem taim" = at what time

11. Mi nau lukluk tasol, tenkyu.

    I'm just looking, thank you.

    Usage

    Politely decline sales pressure

    Grammar Note

    "nau" = now/just

12. Yu save kisim kat?

    Do you accept card payment?

    Usage

    Check payment method

    Grammar Note

    Tok Pisin borrows heavily from English, but borrowings are respelt in Tok Pisin orthography; bare English words such as "accept" and "payment" are not left as they are. "Card" is kat, as in "kredit kat" (credit card).

13. Mi baim dispela olsem suveniya.

    I'm buying this as a souvenir.

    Usage

    State purchase as souvenir

    Grammar Note

    "olsem" = as/like

14. I gat narapela sais?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Ask about size options

    Grammar Note

    "i gat" = there is/has

15. Prais bilong en i bikpela tumas.

    This is too expensive.

    Usage

    Express item is too expensive

    Grammar Note

    "tumas" = very/too much

16. Wanem samting nambawan bilong yu?

    What is your best item?

    Usage

    Ask for best/recommended item

    Grammar Note

    "nambawan" expresses superlative

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