EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To haggle; to bargain down the price...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-ra-TA-hin/
FIL: Ang paghiling o pagsubok na makuha ang isang produkto o serbisyo sa mas mababang halaga kaysa sa orihinal na presyo nito sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtawaran.
EN: To haggle; to bargain down the price
The national sport of the Filipino palengke. It's the art of charmingly, persistently, and sometimes dramatically, asking 'wala na bang tawad?' until the seller gives in. Mastering this can save you 20 pesos, which you can then use to buy extra chicharon. It's a win-win.
From 'barat', which means cheap or a cheapskate, possibly from Spanish 'barato' (cheap).
This is the verb form. The person who haggles is 'mamamaràt' and the quality of being a haggler is 'barat'.
🇵🇭 Subukan mong baratahin ang presyo ng isda sa palengke.
🇺🇸 Try to haggle the price of the fish at the market.
🇵🇭 Kahit sa mall, sinusubukan niyang baratahin ang mga bilihin.
🇺🇸 Even at the mall, she tries to bargain down the price of the goods.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.