Shopping

1. Zenbat balio du?

   Zen-bat ba-li-o du?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   Basic phrase to ask the price of an item in a shop

   Grammar Note

   "balio du" literally means "it is worth", used for prices

2. Oso garestia da

   O-so ga-res-ti-a da

   It is very expensive

   Usage

   Said when a price feels too high; can open price negotiation

   Grammar Note

   "oso" is an intensifier meaning "very", placed before the adjective

3. Deskontua dago?

   Des-kon-tua da-go?

   Is there a discount?

   Usage

   Used to ask about a sale or discount

   Grammar Note

   "dago" used in question form asks whether something exists

4. Hau hartuko dut

   Hau har-tu-ko dut

   I will take this one

   Usage

   Said when deciding to buy an item

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-ko" indicates future intention in Basque

5. Begira bakarrik nabil

   Be-gi-ra ba-kar-rik na-bil

   I am just looking

   Usage

   Politely telling a shop assistant you are just browsing

   Grammar Note

   "nabil" is first person present of "ibili" (to be doing/moving)

6. Beste kolorerik baduzu?

   Bes-te ko-lo-re-rik ba-du-zu?

   Do you have it in another colour?

   Usage

   Used in a shop to ask whether another colour is available

   Grammar Note

   In questions the noun takes the partitive -(r)ik (kolore → kolorerik). The prefix "ba-" strengthens the affirmation (the question is carried by intonation); Basque being ergative, the auxiliary "duzu" encodes both the ergative subject (you) and the absolutive object (it)

7. Txartel bidez ordaindu dezaket?

   Txar-tel bi-dez or-dain-du de-za-ket?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Asking if card payment is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "bidez" is a postposition meaning "by means of" (bide "way" + instrumental -z). "dezaket" is the transitive potential auxiliary, "I can" (the question is carried by intonation)

8. Non daude probatzeko gelak?

   Non dau-de pro-ba-tze-ko ge-lak?

   Where are the fitting rooms?

   Usage

   Asking for the changing rooms in a clothes shop

   Grammar Note

   "daude" is the plural of "dago". A fitting room is "probatzeko gela"

9. Hau itzuli dezaket?

   Hau it-zu-li de-za-ket?

   Can I return this?

   Usage

   Asking if you can return an item for a refund

   Grammar Note

   "itzuli" means "return/give back". "dezaket" is the potential first-person form

10. Hau opari gisa bildu dezakezu?

    Hau o-pa-ri gi-sa bil-du de-za-ke-zu?

    Can you gift wrap this?

    Usage

    Requesting gift wrapping for a purchase

    Grammar Note

    "gisa" (as/like) is a postposition. "dezakezu" is the potential second-person form (you can)

11. Ez dut ordainagiririk behar.

    Ez dut or-dai-na-gi-ri-rik be-har.

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt at the till

    Grammar Note

    A negated object takes the partitive -rik, so "ordainagiria" becomes "ordainagiririk"

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