Money & Exchange

1. Wêr is de jildautomaat dy't it tichtste by is?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Asks where the closest cash machine is

   Grammar Note

   "Nearest" is expressed as a relative clause: dy't it tichtste by is ("that is closest"). Dy't is dy plus 't (it)

2. Kin ik mei de pinpas betelje?

   Can I pay by debit card (PIN)?

   Usage

   Asks in a shop whether you can pay by debit card with a PIN

   Grammar Note

   Kin is the 1st/3rd person singular of kinne (can). Mei marks the means (with). The verb "to pay" is betelje

3. Hoefolle kostet dit?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asks the price while pointing at something

   Grammar Note

   "How much" is hoefolle. Kostet is the 3rd person of kostje (to cost). Dit means "this" for something close by

4. Wêr kin ik jild wikselje?

   Where can I exchange money?

   Usage

   Asks where you can exchange money

   Grammar Note

   Money is jild. The infinitive wikselje (to exchange) goes at the end of the clause

5. Kin ik in kassabon krije?

   May I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt after paying

   Grammar Note

   "To get" is krije. Kassabon is the till receipt. Mei ik ...? (may I ...?) would also work

6. Ik tink dat jo my te folle rekkene hawwe.

   I think you overcharged me

   Usage

   Politely says you think you were charged too much

   Grammar Note

   After dat the verbs go to the end (rekkene hawwe). Polite jo takes the plural hawwe. Rekkenje means "to charge / count". Composed from regular grammar

7. Kinne wy apart betelje?

   Can we pay separately?

   Usage

   Asks to pay separately after a group meal

   Grammar Note

   Wy (we) is plural, so the verb is kinne. Apart is the adverb "separately"

8. Hawwe jo lytsjild?

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Asks whether someone has small change

   Grammar Note

   Lytsjild is lyts (small) plus jild (money), i.e. small change. In the question hawwe comes first and jo takes the plural form

9. Is de btw ynbegrepen?

   Is VAT included?

   Usage

   Asks whether the price includes VAT

   Grammar Note

   Btw is written in lower case in the word list. Ynbegrepen is yn (in) plus begrepen (included)

10. de boarch

    Deposit

    Usage

    The money left as a guarantee for something borrowed or rented

    Grammar Note

    Boarch is a common-gender noun meaning guarantee or deposit

11. de werombetelling

    Refund

    Usage

    The noun for a refund

    Grammar Note

    Werombetelling is werom (back) plus betelling (payment)

12. de boarchsom

    Security deposit

    Usage

    A refundable security deposit for a stay or rental

    Grammar Note

    Boarchsom is boarch (guarantee) plus som (sum)

13. de oanbetelling

    Prepayment

    Usage

    The noun for an advance payment made at booking

    Grammar Note

    Oanbetelling is oan plus betelling (payment)

14. de taslach

    Extra charge

    Usage

    A surcharge added to the normal price

    Grammar Note

    Taslach is the surcharge; it corresponds to Dutch toeslag

15. de servicekosten

    Service fee

    Usage

    The service charge on a bill or rental

    Grammar Note

    Servicekosten is a plural compound (service + kosten) and is normally used in the plural

16. kontant

    Cash

    Usage

    For saying you will pay in cash, or asking whether it is cash only

    Grammar Note

    Kontant is the adjective/adverb "in cash"; it starts with k, not the Dutch c

17. de bankpas

    Bank card

    Usage

    The bank card used at shops and ticket machines

    Grammar Note

    Bankpas is bank plus pas (card)

18. apart betelje

    Pay separately

    Usage

    How to ask for separate bills

    Grammar Note

    Apart is an adverb and betelje an infinitive

19. alles tegearre

    All together (one bill)

    Usage

    How to ask for one bill for everything

    Grammar Note

    Tegearre is the adverb "together"; alles means "everything"

20. it wikseljild

    Change (money returned)

    Usage

    The change you get back after paying

    Grammar Note

    Wikseljild is a compound of wiksel and jild; the article is it

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