Erosketak eta itzulketak — exchanges and returns
You already knew how to shop from A1. This lesson is level 2 of shopping: trying on clothes, fighting with sizes, and — the final boss — exchanging or returning items without breaking a sweat. With two old friends at work: the -egi suffix (too) and the NOR-NORI case (geratzen zait).
In the fitting room
| English | Euskera |
|---|---|
| Can I try it on? | Probatu dezaket? |
| The fitting room | probalekua |
| The size | neurria / talla |
| What size do you wear? | Zein neurri erabiltzen duzu? |
| It fits me well / badly | Ondo / gaizki geratzen zait |
| Too big / small | Handiegia / txikiegia |
| Do you have it in another color? | Beste kolore batean baduzue? |
| And in a bigger size? | Eta neurri bat handiagoan? |
— Praka hauek probatu ditzaket?
— Noski, probalekua hor atzean dago.
(bost minutu geroago) — Zer, ondo geratzen zaizkizu?
— Ez… txikiegiak dira. 42an baduzue?
Geratzen zait / zaizkizu — Pure NOR-NORI: the garment (NOR) fits ME (NORI). In the plural: geratzen zaizkit (they fit me).
Exchanging and returning
| English | Euskera |
|---|---|
| I want to exchange it | Aldatu nahi dut |
| I want to return it | Itzuli nahi dut |
| Will you give me my money back? | Dirua itzuliko didazue? |
| The receipt | tiketa |
| It has a defect | Akats bat dauka |
| It’s unworn | Erabili gabe dago |
| The return period | Itzultzeko epea |
— Egun on. Jertse hau itzuli nahi nuke. Akats bat dauka hemen, ikusten?
— Egia da. Tiketa badaukazu?
— Bai, hemen. Dirua itzuliko didazue ala aldatu behar dut?
— Nahi duzun bezala. Dirua txartelera itzuliko dizugu, bi-hiru egunetan.
— Primeran, eskerrik asko.
Notice the chained NOR-NORI-NORK: itzuliko didazue (you will return it to me), itzuliko dizugu (we will return it to you). Unit 03 working in real life.
Sales and prices (a snappy review)
Merkealdiak daude: dena %50ean! — There’s a sale: everything is 50% off!
Deskontuarekin, 19,95 euro bakarrik. — With the discount, it’s only €19.95.
Bi erosita, hirugarrena doan. — Buy two, get the third one free.
The pocket summary
- To try on: Probatu dezaket? → Ondo/gaizki geratzen zait → -egi for sizes.
- To exchange: Aldatu nahi dut (+ beste neurri/kolore batean).
- To return: Itzuli nahi dut + tiketa + dirua itzuliko didazue?
Ejercicios
"Handiegia da" means the garment is…
You want to return something and get your money back. You say…
To exchange or return something, they will almost always ask you for…
Can I try on these pants? = praka hauek ditzaket?
It's too small for me; I want to exchange it = txikia geratzen zait; nahi dut.