Banking & ATM

1. Vogghiu prilivari sordi

   I want to withdraw money

   Usage

   Tell a teller that you want to take out cash

   Grammar Note

   Vogghiu plus an infinitive means "I want to". The gghi in vogghiu is the sound Italian writes gli. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Pozzu canciari valuta ccà?

   Can I exchange currency here?

   Usage

   Ask a bank or exchange office whether you can change currency

   Grammar Note

   Valuta is the word for a currency. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. A me carta nun funziuna

   My card doesn't work

   Usage

   Say it when a card is declined or will not read

   Grammar Note

   Negate a verb with nun directly before it. The possessive me follows the article a and precedes the noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Quali è u cursu di canciu?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Check the rate before you exchange money

   Grammar Note

   Canciu is "exchange"; cursu di canciu is the exchange rate. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. C'è na cummissioni?

   Is there a fee?

   Usage

   Ask before exchanging or withdrawing whether a fee applies

   Grammar Note

   Cummissioni is feminine, so it takes na "a". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Vogghiu mannari sordi

   I want to send money

   Usage

   Tell a teller that you want to send money

   Grammar Note

   A set word for "bank transfer" could not be confirmed, so this says "send money". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Mi putiti dari na ricivuta?

   Could you give me a receipt?

   Usage

   Ask for a slip as a record of the transaction

   Grammar Note

   Putiti is the plural (voi) form of putiri used as a polite singular. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Quali sunnu l'uri d'apertura?

   What are your opening hours?

   Usage

   Ask when a bank or exchange office is open

   Grammar Note

   The plural of ura "hour" is uri; ora "now" is a different word. Elisions are written with a plain apostrophe. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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