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Otti at the flea market

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Otti at the flea market

On Sunday Otti looks for an old lamp at the flea market in Mauerpark and learns to haggle. Learn to ask about condition and price, to make an offer and to find a bargain.

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  1. Otti

    Hallo! Diese alte Lampe an Ihrem Stand gefällt mir. Was kostet sie?

    Translation

    Hello! I like this old lamp on your stall. How much is it?

  2. Stallholder

    Die Lampe ist aus den Sechzigerjahren und sehr selten. Ich hätte gern vierzig Euro dafür.

    Translation

    The lamp is from the sixties and very rare. I'd like forty euros for it.

  3. Otti

    Translation

    Forty euros for a second-hand lamp? What condition is it in?

  4. Stallholder

    In einem sehr guten Zustand. Sie leuchtet noch wie neu.

    Translation

    In very good condition. It still shines like new.

  5. Otti

    Translation

    You're allowed to haggle at a flea market, aren't you? I could offer you twenty euros.

  6. Stallholder

    Zwanzig? Nein! Die Lampe stammt aus einer Sammlung, die sehr wertvoll war.

    Translation

    Twenty? No! The lamp comes from a collection that was very valuable.

  7. Otti

    Translation

    And is the glass genuine too?

  8. Stallholder

    Natürlich ist es echt! Aber gut, weil Sie so freundlich sind: Mein letztes Angebot ist dreißig Euro.

    Translation

    Of course it's genuine! But all right, since you're so friendly: my last offer is thirty euros.

  9. Otti

    Fünfundzwanzig, und ich nehme noch das kleine Bild mit dem Igel dazu.

    Translation

    Twenty-five, and I'll take the little picture with the hedgehog as well.

  10. Stallholder

    Sie handeln ja wie ein echter Händler! Na gut, fünfundzwanzig für beides - ein sehr fairer Preis.

    Translation

    You haggle like a real trader! All right, twenty-five for both - a very fair price.

  11. Otti

    Translation

    Thank you! I really got a bargain today.

  12. Stallholder

    Bestimmt! Und vielleicht ist das Bild mit dem Igel für Sie mehr wert als die Lampe.

    Translation

    Definitely! And maybe the picture with the hedgehog is worth more to you than the lamp.

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