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Practice Haggling at El Rastro in Spanish
Regatear en el Rastro
It's Sunday at el Rastro and you've picked something up off a second-hand stall with an optimistic price stuck on it. Here, and almost nowhere else in Spain, haggling is expected.
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You're talking to: un vendedor
You: un cliente
asking the price
¿Cuánto quieres por esto?
opening the haggle
¿Me lo dejas un poco mejor de precio?
signalling resistance
Es más de lo que pensaba gastarme.
Your goal
Agree a specific final price below the one on the label, or walk away having made one clear last offer.
You'll practice
- Ask the price and something about the state it's in
- Make a specific lower offer
- Settle on a final number or walk away
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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¿Cuánto quieres por esto?
— asking the price
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¿Me lo dejas un poco mejor de precio?
— opening the haggle
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Es más de lo que pensaba gastarme.
— signalling resistance
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¿Funciona bien? ¿Le falta algo?
— asking about the condition
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Te doy la mitad y me lo llevo ahora.
— a final offer with a sweetener
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Pues nada, lo dejamos. Gracias.
— walking away
Level-up expressions
dejarlo en algo
let something go for a lower price
¿Me lo dejas en veinte y me lo llevo?
hacer un precio a alguien
do someone a better price
¿Me haces un precio si me llevo los dos?
regatear
haggle over a price
¿Aquí se puede regatear un poco?
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