Mando'a vocab: shopping
A list of words for things, places and businesses!
Buying and selling:
Seller:
Me'copaani? What do you want?/What would you like? Meg gar oya'karir? What are you looking for? (lit. what are you hunting?) Haa'taylir ra verborir? Looking or buying? Gaa'taylir, Jatne vod? Do you need help, -*? (*polite adress by service worker)
Buyer:
Yai'yai bal tebec Field rations and ammunition, slang for the basic necessities Ni haili tayat I'm restocking my supplies (lit. fill the storage) Tion'solet? How many? How much? Tion'din'waada ibic? It's this for sale? Tion'gana [cetare]? Do you have [boots]? Ni emuuri/paguu ibac. I like/dislike that.
Bargaining:
Naysol - Too much/many Naykisol - Too little/few Koor - Deal Nu'koor - No deal Ni dinu - Said in a firm tone, means: Take it or leave it! Vore koor - I accept your deal Naysol - Too much/many Naykisol - Too little/few
Running a bussiness:
Waadas - Credits, wealth Orilin - Profit, surplus Entye - Debt Kebise - Stuff/things Soletar/soleta - To count/counting Ge'soletar/ge'soleta -To estimate/estimating Majycir/majyci - To add/adding Hiibir/hiibi - To take/taking Adade - personnel Tratur/tratu - to man, staff/manning staffing Bineso shokita'se - stack the shelves
Places of bussiness:
Hospitality industry:
Sleeping: Ver'yaim - Hotel (lit. hired home) Ver'haavlaam - Hostel (lit. hired bunk) Haav bal Lor'vram/Haa'vram - Bed and Breakfast/B&B Eating: Epar'yaim - Restaurant/canteen Shika - Café (lit. Little Tea) Ni copaani... - I'd like..., please ... buy'ce gal - a pint of ale ... buyc'ika cin papuur'gal - a glass of white wine ... gai'ka shig - cup of [beverage], often citrus behot tea ... uj'alayi - sweet uj-cake ... gaid tiingilar - a plate of Mandalorian casserole ... ya'gai pirpaak - a bowl of soup ... gaid skraan - a plate of food (generic)
Goods and services:
Morut b'Goran - Smithy (lit. blacksmith's stronghold) Besbe'yaim - Equipment and weapon's store Beroya'tsad - Bounty hunter's guild Verbori'taap - Marketplace (lit. buying place) Vhett'rus - Food store (lit. Farmer's landing, named after the place a farmer would land their ship to sell their produce) Jahaal'yaim - Hospital (lit. Health home) Baar'ur - Medic/doctor (can also mean medical clinic, as in "visit the doctor")
Third places and leisure:
Tra'chaaj - Shooting range Ge'kaanrud - Training ground (lit. military excersise ring) Cunak'vorpan - Park (lit. green square) Haai'tayl'taap - Theatre (lit. place to watch, insp. by "théatron") Kar'tayl'yaim - Library (lit. house of knowledge)
My attempt at a list for commerce vocabulary! Some of the stores and places are a combo of previous words (Jahaal'yaim, Verbori'taap) to expand the available options. Feedback is as always warmly welcomed!











