לְעַגֵּלle'agel meaning in Hebrew
to round off (the price, in your favour) · verb (pi'el); in haggling almost always the command form תעגל, ta'agel
Also spelled in English: leagel
The vendor says 108, you say ta'agel, and eight shekels quietly disappear. Nobody ever said the word discount.
כמה? מאה ושמונה? נו, אחי, תעגל לי למאה ויאללה, סגרנו.
“How much? A hundred and eight? Come on, bro, round it to a hundred and yalla, deal.”
How would you ask a shuk vendor to le'agel 57 shekels down to 50?
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