Two-voice. A real haggle at a vegetable stall — asking the price, bargaining it down, and a little something free.
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Transcript
Meera: Chechee, ee thakkaali ethrayaa kilo? Pinne ee vendaykka engane? Nalla fresh ullathaano? Naina: Thakkaali naalppathu roopa kilo, vendaykka muppathu. Nalla fresh saadhanamaa tto. Innu raavile konduvannathaa. Meera: Naalppathu kooduthalaa chechee. Muppathanjinu tharaamo? Oru kilo thakkaaliyum ara kilo vendaykkayum mathi. Naina: Shari chechee, ningalkku muppathanjinu tharaam. De pidicho. Vere enthengilum veno? Pachamulaku ithiri free aayittu tharaam, tto!
Meera: Sis, how much is this tomato a kilo? And how’s this okra? Is it fresh? Naina: Tomatoes are forty a kilo, okra thirty. Really fresh — brought it in this morning. Meera: Forty’s a lot, sis. Can you do thirty-five? Just a kilo of tomatoes and half a kilo of okra. Naina: Okay sis, I’ll give it for thirty-five. Here you go. Anything else? I’ll throw in some green chillies free!
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