# English phrases for shopping and bargaining, with Tamil meanings

> Here are 14 everyday English phrases for shopping and bargaining, taken from real conversations in Shinar's English course for Tamil speakers, set in Chennai. Each phrase comes with what it means in Tamil. A good one to start with: “How much is a kilo of these tomatoes?”, which in Tamil is “இந்த தக்காளி கிலோ எவ்வளவு?”.

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## 14 English phrases for shopping and bargaining

| Tamil | English |
|---|---|
| இந்த தக்காளி கிலோ எவ்வளவு? | How much is a kilo of these tomatoes? |
| இந்த ஷர்ட் பெருசா சைஸ்ல இருக்கா? | Do you have this shirt in a bigger size? |
| அண்ணா, அஞ்சு கிலோ அரிசி குடுங்க. | Anna, give me five kilos of rice. |
| பட்டு புடவை காட்டுங்க. | Please show me silk sarees. |
| என் போன் ஸ்கிரீன் உடைஞ்சுடுச்சு. | My phone screen cracked. |
| கிலோ நாப்பது ரூபா. | Forty rupees a kilo. |
| இருக்கு, இந்தாங்க லார்ஜ். போட்டு பாருங்க. | Yes, here's a large. Try it on. |
| வேற ஏதாவது வேணுமா? | Anything else? |
| பட்ஜெட் எவ்வளவு, மேடம்? | What's your budget, madam? |
| காட்டுங்க. எந்த மாடல்? | Show me. Which model? |
| ரொம்ப ஜாஸ்தி. முப்பதுக்கு குடுங்க. | That's too much. Give it for thirty. |
| ட்ரையல் ரூம் எங்க? | Where is the trial room? |
| ஒரு லிட்டர் எண்ணெய், கொஞ்சம் உப்பு. | One litre of oil and some salt. |
| கிட்டத்தட்ட பத்தாயிரம். | Around ten thousand. |

## Key English words

| English | Meaning (Tamil) |
|---|---|
| how much | எவ்வளவு |
| a kilo | ஒரு கிலோ |
| tomatoes | தக்காளி |
| do you have | உங்ககிட்ட இருக்கா |
| shirt | சட்டை |
| bigger size | பெரிய சைஸ் |
| give me | எனக்கு கொடுங்க |
| five kilos | அஞ்சு கிலோ |
| rice | அரிசி |
| please show me | எனக்குக் காட்டுங்க |
| silk sarees | பட்டுப் புடவைகள் |
| screen | திரை |
| cracked | உடைஞ்சிடுச்சு |
| forty | நாற்பது |
| rupees | ரூபாய் |
| large | பெரியது |

## Questions about English for shopping and bargaining

### How do you say “இந்த தக்காளி கிலோ எவ்வளவு?” in English?

“How much is a kilo of these tomatoes?”. It comes from the Shinar scene “At the vegetable market”.

### What are common English words for shopping and bargaining?

Some of the first English words and phrases you will hear in these conversations: how much (எவ்வளவு), a kilo (ஒரு கிலோ), tomatoes (தக்காளி), do you have (உங்ககிட்ட இருக்கா), shirt (சட்டை), bigger size (பெரிய சைஸ்).

### Are these English phrases formal or everyday?

They are everyday spoken English, the way people in India actually talk at the market, at work and at home, not textbook English.

### How can I practise these English phrases?

Each phrase comes from a full conversation in Shinar (At the vegetable market, Trying on a shirt, At the kirana store, Buying a Kanchipuram silk saree). You hear the scene in Tamil first, then in English, then learn every word. Shinar is coming soon to Google Play.

## More English phrase guides

- [Friends and Small Talk](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/social.md)
- [Food and Eating Out](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/food.md)
- [Travel and Getting Around](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/travel.md)
- [Family](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/family.md)
- [Everyday Life](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/everyday.md)
- [At Home](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/home.md)
- [Health and the Doctor](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/health.md)
- [School and College](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/school.md)
- [Work and the Office](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/work.md)
- [Festivals and Celebrations](https://shinar.in/learn-english-in-tamil/phrases/festivals.md)