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BARTERING. What is Bartering?. Bartering is negotiating a lower price between a buyer and a seller of a good or service Bartering is commonplace in Markets of Spanish-speaking countries When traveling, this is a useful skill. When can you barter?. Common to barter: Markets and Taxi Fares
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What is Bartering? • Bartering is negotiating a lower price between a buyer and a seller of a good or service • Bartering is commonplace in Markets of Spanish-speaking countries • When traveling, this is a useful skill
When can you barter? • Common to barter: MarketsandTaxi Fares • BARTER when there is NO PRICE marked on the good • DO NOT BARTER when there IS a price marked on the good
How do you barter? • Ask for price • This price is usually much higher than what the good is worth • Make a comment about how that is more than you wanted to spend • This usually results in a counter-offer • Either a Lower Price or a Cheaper Good
How do you barter? • If you are offered a GOOD price, take it • If you are offered a BAD price, offer a lower price than you want to pay • If you are offered a DIFFERENT PRODUCT, politely decline • “I don’t really like that as well as the other one”
¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Cuánto vale? Es muy barato. Es muy caro. Me lo llevo. No puedo pagarlo. Ultimo precio. Ultima oferta. Quiero… How much does it cost? How much is it worth? It is so cheap. It is so expensive. I’ll take it. I can’t pay that. Last price Last offer I want… Bartering Vocabulary
Bartering Example • Hola. ¿Cuánto cuesta la pashmina rojo? • Buenas Tardes. La pashmina rojo cuesta 100 pesos. • ¡Ay yay yay! Es muy cara. • Bueno, la pashmina negro cuesta 50 pesos. • Pues no me gusta la pashmina negro. Quiero la pashmina rojo. • Bueno. ¿A 80 pesos? Es la ultima oferta. • Me lo llevo. Gracias.
ACTIVIDAD NECESITO 2 VOLUNTARIOS
Ejemplo • Hola. ¿Cuánto cuesta el plato? • Hola. El plato cuesta 30 pesos. • ¡Ay yay yay! Es muy caro. No puedo pagarlo. ¿A 10 pesos? • ¡Ay yay yay! Es muy barato. El plato vale mas que 10 pesos. ¿A 25 pesos?
Ejemplo (Cont’d) • Bueno. Es mejor pero no puedo pagarlo. ¿A 15 pesos? • 20 pesos es la ultima oferta. • Bueno. Me lo llevo. Gracias. • De Nada. Adios.
Preguntas • What was the first person trying to buy? • How much did it cost at first? • How many offers did the buyer make? • How many offers did the seller make? • What was the final price? • Who got the better deal?
ACTIVIDAD Practice with a partner 1) Write out your own bartering dialogue using the examples as guides. 2) Practice saying the dialogue to each other while acting out what is going on