Money & Exchange

1. وەسڵ، تکایە

   Wesł, tikaye

   The receipt, please

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt or bill; in a restaurant it can mean the check

   Grammar Note

   وەسڵ means 'receipt' or 'check'. The letter ڵ is the dark l. پسوولە is used in the same sense.

2. دەتوانم بە کاش پارە بدەم؟

   Detwanim be kaş pare bidem?

   Can I pay in cash?

   Usage

   Checks whether cash is accepted

   Grammar Note

   پارە دان means 'to pay'. کاش is borrowed from English 'cash'.

3. دەتوانن بە کاش پارە بدەن

   Detwanin be kaş pare biden

   You can pay in cash

   Usage

   What a seller says about paying cash; useful to recognise

   Grammar Note

   The polite ئێوە form (-n). The informal one is دەتوانیت بە کاش پارە بدەیت.

4. بەدیاریکراوی ئێمە پارە بە چی دەدەین؟

   Bediyarîkirawî ême pare be çî dedeyn?

   What exactly are we paying for?

   Usage

   Asks for an explanation of an unclear charge

   Grammar Note

   پارە بە … دان means 'to pay for …'. بە چی is 'for what'.

5. نرخی ئاڵوگۆڕ چەندە؟

   Nirx-î aługoṟ çende?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Checks the rate at an exchange office before changing money

   Grammar Note

   نرخی ئاڵوگۆڕ is 'price of exchange'. ئاڵوگۆڕ is the fused form of ئاڵ و گۆڕ 'exchange'.

6. هەندێک پارەم دەوێت

   Hendêk parem dewêt

   I need some money

   Usage

   Said before asking where to exchange or withdraw money

   Grammar Note

   هەندێک 'some' comes before the noun. … m dewêt means 'I need …'.

7. دۆلار

   Dolar

   Dollar

   Usage

   A currency name used for exchange and bargaining

   Grammar Note

   دۆلار is a loan from English 'dollar'. The letter ۆ is o.

8. دینار

   Dînar

   Dinar

   Usage

   The Iraqi currency; used when asking or stating prices

   Grammar Note

   دینار means 'dinar'. After a numeral it stays singular (هەزار دینار).

9. بانکەکە لەکوێیە؟

   Bankeke lekwêye?

   Where is the bank?

   Usage

   Looks for a bank to exchange or withdraw money

   Grammar Note

   بانک is a loan from English 'bank'. -eke is the definite suffix.

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