Ordering · Dalbashada & Suuqa · Bargaining

Waxaan bixin karaa...

I can pay...

wa-HAAN BI-hin ka-RAA
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Meaning

Waxaan bixin karaa... means i can pay.... Waxaan is I, bixin means to pay and karaa means can, so the sentence is I can pay, and you finish it with an amount: Waxaan bixin karaa shan doolar. It is your side of a bargain, the counter-offer after the seller names a price. Add oo keliya (only) to hold firm: Waxaan bixin karaa toban doolar oo keliya. The seller will answer Waa hagaag (all right) or come back with another number.

In conversation

Waxaan bixin karaa shan doolar. — Waa hagaag.I can pay five dollars. — All right.
Waxaan bixin karaa toban doolar oo keliya.I can only pay ten dollars.

Using Waxaan bixin karaa... at home

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