Banking & ATM

1. ¿Ónde ta'l caxeru automáticu más cercanu?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Asking where the nearest ATM is when you need cash

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Ta'l is ta + el contracted. The masculine adjective is cercanu (ending -u)

2. Quiero retirar dineru.

   I want to withdraw money.

   Usage

   Telling a bank clerk that you want to withdraw cash

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Quiero + infinitive" means "I want to …". Dineru ends in -u

3. ¿Puedo cambiar divises equí?

   Can I exchange currency here?

   Usage

   Asking at a bank or exchange office whether you can change foreign currency

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Divises has the feminine plural -es (Spanish divisas). "Here" is equí

4. La mio tarxeta nun funciona.

   My card is not working.

   Usage

   Saying that your card is not working or has been refused

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The possessive mio does not change and takes the article (la mio tarxeta). Negation before a verb is nun

5. ¿Cuál ye'l tipu de cambéu?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Checking the exchange rate before changing money

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Is" is ye (ser) and ye'l is ye + el contracted. Tipu ends in -u

6. ¿Hai dalguna comisión pola operación?

   Is there a fee for the transaction?

   Usage

   Asking whether a withdrawal or exchange carries a fee

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Dalgún / dalguna means "any". Pola is por + la contracted

7. Quiero facer una tresferencia bancaria.

   I want to make a bank transfer.

   Usage

   Asking a clerk to make a bank transfer

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "To do/make" is facer (not Spanish hacer). Transfer is tresferencia (Spanish transferencia)

8. Necesito denunciar la perda de la mio tarxeta.

   I need to report the loss of my card.

   Usage

   Reporting a lost card to the bank

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Loss" is perda (Spanish pérdida). The possessive mio does not change for gender or number

9. ¿Cuál ye'l horariu d'apertura?

   What are the opening hours?

   Usage

   Asking when the bank or counter is open

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Horariu ends in -u (Spanish horario). De becomes d' before a vowel

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