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Shopping

Shopping conversations in English and isiNdebele.

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I want to go to the mall

Ngifuna ukuya esithabathabeni seentolo

I am going to the mall

Ngiya esithabathabeni seentolo

I am going to buy groceries

Ngiyokuthenga igrosa

I am going to buy bread

Ngiyokuthenga uburotho

I am going to buy clothes

Ngiyokuthenga izembatho

I am going to buy summer clothes

Ngiyokuthenga izembatho zehlobo

I am going to buy warm clothes

Ngiyokuthenga izembatho ezifuthumeleko

I am going to buy winter clothes

Ngiyokuthenga izembatho zebusika

Where is the nearest grocery store in town?

Sikuphi isitolo esiseduze esithengisa izembatho edorobheni?

Where is the nearest clothing store in town?

Sikuphi isitolo esiseduze esithengisa izembatho edorobheni?

Where is the bread section?

Ikuphi indawo ehlala uburotho

Where is the vegetable section?

Ikuphi indawo yemirorho?

Where is the kid clothes section?

Ikuphi indawo yezembatho zabentwana

Where is the adult clothes section?

Ikuphi indawo yezembatho zabantu abakhulu?

How much is a loaf of bread?

Ibiza malini ilofu yoburotho?

How much is an orange?

Liyimalini ilamune?

How much is a bottle of milk?

Liyimalini ibhodlelo lebisi?

How much is this shoe?

Liyimalini inyathelo leli?

How much is this jacket?

Iyimalini imbaji le?

How much is this dress?

Yimalini irogweli?

I am going to try this on

Ngisayoyilinganisa le

I would like to fit the dress

Ngifuna ukulinganisa irogweli

I would like to fit the shoes

Ngifuna ukulinganisa amanyathelo la

I would like to fit the jacket

Ngifuna ukulinganisa imbaji

Do these shoes suits me?

Ayangifanela amanyathelo la?

Does this dress suits me?

Liyangifanela irogweli?

The dress suit you

Irogo liyakufanela

The shoe suit you

Amanyathelo ayakufanela

We are out of milk at the moment

Siphelelwe libisi kwanjesi

We are out of oranges at the moment

Siphelelwe mazambane kwanjesi

We are out of apples at the moment

Siphelelwe mgade kwanjesi

We are out of shoes at the moment

Siphelelwe manyathelo kwanjesi

It is cheap

Ibiza intengo ephasi

The bread is cheap

Uburotho bubiza intengo ephasi

The shoes are cheap

Amanyathelo la abiza intengo ephasi

That dress is cheap

Irogwela libiza intengo ephasi

I can afford that

Ngingakghona ukuyithenga

I cannot afford that

Angeze ngakgona ukuyithenga

It is expensive

Ibiza intengo ephezulu

It is too expensive

Ibiza intengo ephezulu khulu

The apples are expensive

Iperegitjhi ibiza intengo ephezulu

The oranges are expensive

Amalamune abiza intengo ephezulu

The shoes are expensive

Amanyathelo abiza intengo ephezulu

The dress is expensive

Irogo libiza intengo ephezulu

Please join the queue

Ngibawa ungene emjejeni

Are you in the queue?

Usemjejeni na?

May I have a carrier bag?

Ngibaba ibhege yokuthumela ipahla

May I have another carrier bag?

Ngibaba enye ibhege yokuthumela ipahla

I need any help packing

Ngitlhoga isizo loke ngikwazi ukuhlohlela

How would you like to pay?

Ungathanda ukubhadela njani?

I would like to pay with cash

Ngingathanda ukubhadela ngemali esesandleni

I would like to pay with credit

Ngingathanda ukubhadela ngesikolodo

Thank you for the service

Ngiyathokoza ngesizo lakho