Shopping

1. Sa kushton kjo?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price of an item in a shop

   Grammar Note

   "kjo" is a feminine demonstrative pronoun. For masculine nouns use "ky"

2. A mund ta shoh?

   Can I see it?

   Usage

   Asking to look at or handle an item

   Grammar Note

   "ta" is a clitic accusative pronoun meaning "it". Used with verbs of perception

3. Kjo është shumë e shtrenjtë

   This is too expensive

   Usage

   Opening negotiation when a price is too high

   Grammar Note

   "Shtrenjtë" means expensive; its opposite "lirë" means cheap. It needs the preposed article "e", as in "shumë e shtrenjtë"

4. A mund të ulni çmimin?

   Can you lower the price?

   Usage

   Bargaining at markets or street stalls

   Grammar Note

   "ulni" is the 2nd person plural (polite) subjunctive of "ul" (to lower), following "A mund të". "çmimin" is the definite accusative

5. Do ta marr

   I will take it

   Usage

   Used when deciding to buy an item

   Grammar Note

   "do" is the Albanian future/volitional particle. Full form: "do të marr"

6. A pranoni karta krediti?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Checking accepted payment methods

   Grammar Note

   "pranoni" is the formal form of "pranoj" (to accept). "karta krediti" means credit card

7. A keni madhësi më të madhe?

   Do you have a larger size?

   Usage

   Asking for a larger size when shopping for clothes or shoes

   Grammar Note

   "më të madhe" is the comparative form. "i madh / e madhe" means big/large

8. Ku është tregu?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Looking for the local market or bazaar

   Grammar Note

   "tregu" is the definite form of "treg" (market). Albanian suffixes the definite article

9. A mund ta kthej?

   Can I return it?

   Usage

   Asking about the store's return policy

   Grammar Note

   "kthej" is the first-person singular of the verb "to return/give back"

10. Kam nevojë për qese

    I need a bag

    Usage

    Requesting a shopping bag for purchases

    Grammar Note

    "Kam nevojë" is a fixed phrase for "I need". Literally "I have a need"

11. Nuk kam nevojë për faturë

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt at the till

    Grammar Note

    "Kam nevojë për qese" (I need a bag) negated with "nuk". "Për" is followed by the bare indefinite form ("qese" / "faturë")

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