Defining key terms used in haggling
Agtawar – to haggle
Parts of speech – verb
Rootword – tawar
Past tense – nagtawar
Nagtawar ni Calvin idi gimmatang ti natnateng idiay tiendaan idi kalman.
Translation: Calvin haggled when he bought vegetables at the market yesterday.
Present tense – agtawtawar
Agtawtawar ni Calvin tapno maalana dayta kayatna a gatangen.
Translation: Calvin is haggling so he can get what he wants to buy.
Future tense – agtawar
Agtawar ni Calvin no mapan idiay Swap Meet.
Translation: Calvin will haggle when he goes to the Swap Meet.
Aglaklako – seller
Parts of speech – psuedo verb; word is actually a noun
Rootword – lako
*Note: aglaklako can also mean selling, however it just depends how it is used in a sentence.
Ni AJ ti aglaklako. – used as a noun
Translation: AJ is the seller.
Aglaklako ni AJ ti tshirt. – used as a verb.
Translation: AJ is selling a tshirt.
Gumatgatang – buyer
Parts of speech – psudeo verb; word is actuallly a noun
Rootword – gatang
Ni Norman ti gumatgatang. – used as a noun
Translation: Norman is the buyer.
Gumatgatang ni Norman ti sticker. – used as a verb.
Translation: Norman is buying a sticker.
Suki – loyal customer
Parts of speech – noun
Rootword – suki
Maysa a suki ni Kyle ta kankanayon a gummatang ti makan idiay puesto ni Nana Marcia.
Translation: Kyle is a loyal customer because he always buys food from Nana Marcia.
Bayad – cost
Parts of speech – noun
Rootword – bayad
Mano ti bayadna dayta?
Translation: How much does that cost?
Ganansia – profit
Parts of speech – noun
Rootword – ganansia
Adu ti ganansia-m no ilakom iti daytoy a presio.
Translation: You’ll get a lot of profit if you sell it at this price.
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