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Negotiating a deal

ስምምነት ላይ መደራደር

Negotiate price and conditions with a supplier, politely and firmly.

How it works

Conditionals make offers sound flexible but careful: If you ordered more, we could offer a discount.

conditional ቅናሽን ተለዋዋጭ ግን ጥንቃቄ ያለበት ያስመስለዋል፦ If you ordered more, we could offer a discount።

Conversation

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  1. Supplier

    For two hundred kilos of roasted coffee each month, our price is nine hundred birr per kilo.

    በየወሩ ለሁለት መቶ ኪሎ የተቆላ ቡና ዋጋችን በኪሎ ዘጠኝ መቶ ብር ነው።

  2. Abebe

    That's a bit higher than we expected. Is there any flexibility on the price?

    ይህ ከጠበቅነው ትንሽ ከፍ ያለ ነው። በዋጋው ላይ ማሻሻያ ማድረግ ይቻላል?

  3. Supplier

    It depends on the quantity. If you ordered more, we could offer a discount.

    እንደ መጠኑ ይወሰናል። ብዙ ብታዝዙ ቅናሽ ልናደርግላችሁ እንችላለን።

  4. Abebe

    What if we signed a one-year contract instead of ordering every month?

    በየወሩ ከማዘዝ ይልቅ የአንድ ዓመት ውል ብንፈርምስ?

  5. Supplier

    In that case, we could go down to eight hundred and fifty birr per kilo.

    እንደዚያ ከሆነ በኪሎ ወደ ስምንት መቶ ሃምሳ ብር ልንቀንስ እንችላለን።

  6. Abebe

    That sounds more reasonable. Could you also include free delivery?

    ይህ ይበልጥ ምክንያታዊ ይመስላል። ነፃ ማድረስንም ማካተት ትችላላችሁ?

  7. Supplier

    We can include free delivery, but only if you pay within fifteen days.

    ነፃ ማድረስን ማካተት እንችላለን፤ ግን ክፍያውን በአስራ አምስት ቀናት ውስጥ ከፈጸማችሁ ብቻ ነው።

  8. Abebe

    I think we can agree to that.

    በዚያ መስማማት የምንችል ይመስለኛል።

  9. Supplier

    Great. I'll send you the contract by email tomorrow.

    በጣም ጥሩ። ውሉን ነገ በኢሜይል እልክላችኋለሁ።

  10. Abebe

    Perfect. It's a pleasure doing business with you.

    በጣም ጥሩ። ከእናንተ ጋር መሥራት ደስ ይላል።

Practice· ልምምድ

Question 1 of 6
Why does the supplier lower the price?