tumal
tumál with stress marks
slowness in sales/business
Usage Note
Tumal is a business and market term describing a slump or slow period in trade. Vendors and shop owners use it to describe days or seasons when customers are scarce and revenue drops. It is heard frequently in wet markets and sari-sari store conversations.
Examples
" Matindi ang tumal ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Business is really slow today.
Literal Translation
Severe the slowness today.
" Tumal ang benta sa tindahan ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The sales at the store are slow today.
Literal Translation
Slow the sales at store today.
" Dahil sa tumal ng benta ngayong tag-ulan, napilitan kaming magsara ng tindahan nang mas maaga kaysa dati. "
Natural Translation
Because of the slow sales this rainy season, we were forced to close the shop earlier than usual.
Literal Translation
Because of-the slowness of-the sales this rainy-season, forced we to-close the store at earlier than before.
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