#247 How to Negotiate in English When Traveling?
Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.
Georgiana
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🗓️ 13 April 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Today, we will talk about how to negotiate when buying something while traveling. With a mini-story, you can improve your fluency by engaging in a conversation. It's like talking to another person in English.
I'm Georgiana, your English teacher. My mission is to help you speak English fluently without grammar or textbooks.
When you travel to a foreign country, knowing how to negotiate the price when shopping is essential. Here are some tips to help you get the best deal:
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| 0:00.0 | Today we will talk about how to negotiate when buying something while traveling. |
| 0:08.0 | With a mini-story, you can improve your fluency by engaging in a conversation. |
| 0:14.0 | It's like talking to another person in English. |
| 0:18.0 | Welcome to Speak English Now podcast with your host, Georgiana, the podcast that will help |
| 0:25.5 | you to speak English fluently with no grammar and no textbooks. |
| 0:31.9 | Hi, I'm Georgiana. |
| 0:34.7 | Thanks for joining me for another episode of the podcast. My mission is to help you improve your fluency. And if you want to help me, please share the podcast. That would mean a lot. Thanks. |
| 0:54.1 | Remember that you can get the text of this episode on my website, |
| 0:59.3 | speak Englishpodcast.com. Okay, let's start. When you travel to a foreign country, knowing how to |
| 1:10.0 | negotiate the price when shopping is essential. |
| 1:13.6 | Here are some tips to help you get the best deal. |
| 1:17.6 | Number one, do your research. |
| 1:21.6 | Before you start bargaining, do your research. |
| 1:26.6 | If handling is a custom in the country you're |
| 1:29.8 | visiting, look up the item you want to buy to know what a good deal is. Number two, start low and |
| 1:40.1 | work your way up. Make an offer lower than you're willing to pay. |
| 1:46.3 | Then work your way up to a price you're both comfortable with. |
| 1:51.1 | This strategy may help you to get the best possible deal. |
| 1:56.2 | As the seller may be more likely to negotiate with you if you start low. Number three, make a counter |
| 2:04.8 | offer. Making a counter offer means making a different offer than the one you initially presented. |
| 2:14.2 | Number four, know when to walk away. |
| 2:23.6 | Don't feel pressured to buy something if it's more than you're willing to pay. |
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