Money & Exchange

1. وين أقرب صراف آلي؟

   Wēn aʾrab ṣarrāf āli?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Looks for a place to withdraw cash.

   Grammar Note

   "Aʾrab" is a superlative placed before the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. قديش سعر الصرف اليوم؟

   ʾAddēsh siʿr eṣ-ṣarf el-yōm?

   What is today's exchange rate?

   Usage

   Checks the rate before changing money.

   Grammar Note

   "Siʿr eṣ-ṣarf" is a noun pair. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. بتقبلوا بطاقات الائتمان؟

   Btiʾbalu biṭāʾāt el-iʾtimān?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Checks payment methods. Small shops often take cash only.

   Grammar Note

   "Btiʾbalu" is the present for "you (pl.)". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. البخشيش محسوب؟

   El-bakhshīsh maḥsūb?

   Is the tip included?

   Usage

   Asked before paying at a restaurant.

   Grammar Note

   A verbless question. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. بدي بدل مصاري

   Biddi baddel maṣāri

   I want to exchange currency

   Usage

   At an exchange office or bank.

   Grammar Note

   "Biddi" + bare verb. "Maṣāri" means money. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. قديش بيكلف هاد؟

   ʾAddēsh bikalef hāda?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asks the price. For a feminine item say "btikalef hāy".

   Grammar Note

   "ʾAddēsh" comes first. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. فيني آخد فاتورة؟

   Fīni ākhod fātūra?

   Can I get a receipt?

   Usage

   Asked after paying.

   Grammar Note

   "Fīni" + bare verb asks permission. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. شو رسوم الخدمة؟

   Shū rusūm el-khidme?

   What is the service charge?

   Usage

   Asks about a fee on the bill.

   Grammar Note

   "Rusūm" is a plural noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. معك فراطة؟

   Maʿak frāṭa?

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Asked when you only have large notes. To a woman: "maʿik".

   Grammar Note

   "Maʿak" means "on you".

10. الحساب لو سمحت

    El-ḥsāb law samaḥt

    The bill, please

    Usage

    Said to the waiter at the end of a meal.

    Grammar Note

    A noun softened by "law samaḥt". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. وديعة

    Wadīʿa

    Deposit

    Usage

    A refundable deposit; the same word is a bank deposit.

    Grammar Note

    A noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. استرداد المصاري

    Istirdād el-maṣāri

    Refund

    Usage

    Used when asking for money back.

    Grammar Note

    A noun pair. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. مبلغ التأمين

    Mablagh et-taʾmīn

    Security deposit

    Usage

    A more formal term for contracts and rentals.

    Grammar Note

    A noun pair. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. دفعة مقدمة

    Dafʿa mʾaddame

    Advance payment

    Usage

    Money paid in advance.

    Grammar Note

    A noun plus an adjective. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

15. رسوم إضافية

    Rusūm iḍāfiyye

    Additional fee

    Usage

    A fee added afterwards.

    Grammar Note

    A noun plus an adjective. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

16. رسوم الخدمة

    Rusūm el-khidme

    Service fee

    Usage

    A fee for a procedure or service.

    Grammar Note

    A noun pair. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

17. كاش

    Kāsh

    Cash

    Usage

    Says you will pay in cash.

    Grammar Note

    A loanword.

18. بطاقة ائتمان

    Biṭāʾet iʾtimān

    Credit card

    Usage

    Shown when you want to pay by card.

    Grammar Note

    A noun pair. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

19. كل واحد بيدفع حسابو

    Kell wāḥad bidfaʿ ḥsābo

    Each person pays separately

    Usage

    For splitting the bill. There is no single word for it.

    Grammar Note

    "Ḥsāb" + "-o" means "his bill". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

20. حساب واحد

    Ḥsāb wāḥad

    All on one bill

    Usage

    Said when you want the whole table on one bill.

    Grammar Note

    A noun plus a number. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

21. الباقي

    El-bāʾi

    Change (money back)

    Usage

    The money owed back; loose coins are "frāṭa".

    Grammar Note

    A noun.

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