Money & Exchange

1. Onde hai un caixeiro automático?

   Where is there an ATM?

   Usage

   Ask where to find an ATM

   Grammar Note

   "There is" is hai, never Spanish hay. "Caixeiro automático" is the bank machine

2. Aceptan tarxetas de crédito?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Ask a shop whether cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   Third-person plural addressing the shop; "tarxeta" is spelled with x

3. Canto custa?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   Ask the price

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative "canto" has no accent. For several items say "Canto custan?"

4. Pode darme o troco?

   Can you give me my change?

   Usage

   Ask for your change

   Grammar Note

   "Troco" means change returned or small coins. The pronoun in "darme" has no hyphen

5. Onde podo cambiar diñeiro?

   Where can I exchange money?

   Usage

   Ask where to exchange money

   Grammar Note

   "Diñeiro" is spelled with ñ

6. O servizo está incluído?

   Is the service charge included?

   Usage

   Ask whether the service charge is included

   Grammar Note

   Use estar for a state. "Incluído" is the participle of incluír

7. Pode darme un recibo?

   Can you give me a receipt?

   Usage

   Ask for a receipt

   Grammar Note

   "Recibo" is masculine; an invoice is "a factura"

8. Podo pagar a prazos coa tarxeta?

   Can I pay in installments on the card?

   Usage

   Ask whether you can pay in instalments by card

   Grammar Note

   "Coa" is the contraction con + a; "a prazos" is a fixed expression

9. Teñen un prezo especial para grupos?

   Do you have a special price for groups?

   Usage

   Ask whether there is a group rate

   Grammar Note

   The third-person plural of ter is "teñen" with an accent. "Prezo" is spelled with z

10. Cobráronme de máis

    I've been overcharged

    Usage

    Complain that you were charged too much

    Grammar Note

    The pronoun "me" attaches to the verb with no hyphen. Cobrar means to charge

11. un depósito

    Deposit

    Usage

    A deposit, for example at a hotel or bank

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; accent on ó

12. un reembolso

    Refund

    Usage

    A refund; use it when asking for money back

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun

13. unha fianza

    Security deposit

    Usage

    A security deposit, such as for a rental

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun, so "one" is "unha"

14. un adianto

    Prepayment

    Usage

    An advance payment

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; "anticipo" is a synonym

15. unha taxa extra

    Extra charge

    Usage

    An extra charge

    Grammar Note

    "Taxa" is feminine; "extra" does not change

16. unha taxa de servizo

    Service fee

    Usage

    A service fee

    Grammar Note

    "Taxa" is feminine; "servizo" is spelled with z

17. en efectivo

    In cash

    Usage

    Means in cash

    Grammar Note

    A fixed adverbial phrase

18. coa tarxeta

    By card

    Usage

    Means by card

    Grammar Note

    con + a contracts to "coa"

19. contas separadas

    Separate bills

    Usage

    Separate bills

    Grammar Note

    "Conta" is feminine, so the adjective is feminine plural

20. todo xunto

    All together

    Usage

    Means all together

    Grammar Note

    "Xunto" is spelled with x

21. o troco

    Change

    Usage

    Change returned

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; also means small coins or exchange

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