Money & Exchange

1. ATM li ku derê ye?

   ATM li ku de-rê ye?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Locating a cash machine/ATM.

   Grammar Note

   "li ku derê ye" is the standard location question "where is it?".

2. Ez dixwazim dravê biyanî biguherim.

   Ez di-xwa-zim dra-vê bi-ya-nî bi-gu-he-rim.

   I want to exchange foreign money.

   Usage

   Requesting currency exchange at a bank or exchange office.

   Grammar Note

   "biyanî" means "foreign". A wish is expressed with dixwazim plus a subjunctive: Ez dixwazim … biguherim. "Dibim ku …" means "I become …" and is not a way to say "I want to".

3. Nirxê veguhertinê çi ye?

   Nir-xê ve-gu-her-ti-nê çi ye?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Checking the exchange rate before converting currency.

   Grammar Note

   "Rate/price" is spelled nirx; the vowelless nrx is wrong and cannot be read aloud correctly. It is masculine, so the ezafe is nirxê.

4. Karta krediyê qebûl dikin?

   Kar-ta kre-di-yê qe-bûl di-kin?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Checking whether credit cards are accepted.

   Grammar Note

   "qebûl kirin" (to accept) uses "qebûl" borrowed from Arabic "qabul".

5. Mesrefa vê çiqasî ye?

   Mes-re-fa vê çi-qa-sî ye?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price of an item while shopping.

   Grammar Note

   "çiqasî" is the interrogative for quantity/price, equivalent to "how much".

6. Fatura bide min, ji kerema xwe.

   Fa-tu-ra bi-de min, ji ke-re-ma xwe.

   Please give me the invoice/receipt.

   Usage

   Requesting a receipt after a purchase.

   Grammar Note

   "fatura" is borrowed from Italian "fattura" (invoice), common across the Middle East.

7. Daxistin heye?

   Da-xis-tin he-ye?

   Is there a discount?

   Usage

   Asking for a discount when shopping or booking.

   Grammar Note

   "daxistin" (lit. "lowering") is the Kurmanji word for a discount. In Turkey the Turkish loanword "indirim" is also widely understood.

8. Hesab bide min.

   He-sab bi-de min.

   Please give me the bill.

   Usage

   Requesting the bill at a restaurant or cafe.

   Grammar Note

   "hesab" is borrowed from Arabic "hisab" (calculation/account).

9. Dikarim bi dravê kaxizî bidim?

   Di-ka-rim bi dra-vê ka-xi-zî bi-dim?

   Can I pay with paper money (cash)?

   Usage

   Confirming that cash payment is accepted.

   Grammar Note

   "kaxizî" derives from "kaxiz" (paper) + "-î" suffix = "of paper/paper".

10. Bihêle baqiyan.

    Bi-hê-le ba-qi-yan.

    Keep the change.

    Usage

    Telling a vendor or driver to keep the change as a tip.

    Grammar Note

    "Bihêle" is the imperative of "hêlan" (to keep/leave), meaning "keep it".

11. Depozîto

    Deposit

    Usage

    A refundable deposit paid when checking into a hotel or renting equipment.

12. Vegerandina pere

    Refund

    Usage

    Use when asking to get money back.

13. Kefalet

    Security deposit

    Usage

    A more formal term for a security deposit, e.g. for contracts.

14. Pêşpere

    Prepayment

    Usage

    Use when referring to payment made in advance.

15. Buhayê zêde

    Extra charge

    Usage

    Use when referring to an additional fee charged afterward.

16. Heqê xizmetê

    Service fee

    Usage

    Use when referring to a fee charged for a procedure or service.

17. Karta bankê

    Card

    Usage

    Point at it to show how you want to pay

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