Money & Exchange

1. Si pò pagari cu la carta di creditu?

   Can I pay by credit card?

   Usage

   Confirm that cards are accepted before buying or eating

   Grammar Note

   "Do you accept cards" is expressed as "can one pay by card". Cash is cuntanti. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Mi putiti dari u restu?

   Could you give me the change?

   Usage

   Ask for your change after paying in cash

   Grammar Note

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

3. Unni pozzu canciari i sordi?

   Where can I change money?

   Usage

   Find a place to exchange currency

   Grammar Note

   Sordi is "money" and is used only in the plural. Canciari means "to change". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. U sirvizziu è cumprisu?

   Is the service charge included?

   Usage

   At a restaurant, check whether service or cover is already on the bill

   Grammar Note

   È is written with an accent. Cumprisu means "included"; the plural is cumprisi. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Pozzu pagari a rati?

   Can I pay in instalments?

   Usage

   Ask about instalment payment for a larger purchase

   Grammar Note

   Rati is the plural of rata, one instalment. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. C'è nu scontu pi gruppi?

   Is there a group discount?

   Usage

   Ask about group pricing at attractions or transport

   Grammar Note

   C'è is the contraction of ci and è, written with an apostrophe. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Mi fìciru pagari troppu

   They made me pay too much

   Usage

   Protest that you were charged too much

   Grammar Note

   Fari plus an infinitive means "to make someone do". The unspoken 3rd person plural gives "they did this to me". Fìciru is the simple past used in everyday speech. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Dipòsitu

   Deposit

   Usage

   The sum left for a rental or booking; point at it on a bill or contract

   Grammar Note

   The stress falls on the third syllable from the end, so it carries a grave accent (ò)

9. Rimburzu

   Refund

   Usage

   Use it when you want your money back

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. In a sentence: Vogghiu u rimburzu, "I want the refund"

10. Cauzzioni

    Security deposit

    Usage

    A guarantee sum returned when you hand something back; check it on the contract

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun. The ending -zzioni corresponds to Italian -zione (written with a double z)

11. Accuntu

    Advance payment

    Usage

    A part of the price paid up front; it comes up with bookings and orders

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, written with a double cc

12. Supraprezzu

    Surcharge

    Usage

    A charge added on top of the price; point at an unfamiliar line on a bill

    Grammar Note

    Built from supra "above" and prezzu "price". A masculine noun

13. Cummissioni di sirvizziu

    Service fee

    Usage

    The fee for a transaction or procedure; check it on statements and contracts

    Grammar Note

    The two nouns are joined with di, "fee of service". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. Cuntanti

    Cash

    Usage

    Say whether you pay in cash or by card

    Grammar Note

    Used in the plural. "With cash" can be said cu i cuntanti

15. Carta di creditu

    Credit card

    Usage

    Show your card and say this to check that cards are accepted

    Grammar Note

    Carta is a feminine noun

16. Tuttu nzèmmula

    All together

    Usage

    At the till, say you want everything on one bill

    Grammar Note

    Nzèmmula is stressed on the third syllable from the end, hence the grave accent. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

17. Restu

    The change

    Usage

    Say it when asking for your change or checking what you received

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. Its basic meaning is "remainder"; it also means change

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