Money & Exchange

1. Accettate a carta di creditu?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Check at a shop or restaurant, before paying, whether cards are taken

   Grammar Note

   The 2pl accettate of accettà makes the question polite. Carta also means "paper" or "map", but di creditu makes it a card; the singular stands for cards in general. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Quantu costa?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask the price of something with no price tag

   Grammar Note

   Quantu is the singular form for amount or price; use plural Quanti for people or counted items

3. Induve possu cambià i solli?

   Where can I change money?

   Usage

   Ask where foreign cash can be exchanged, such as a bank or exchange office

   Grammar Note

   Cambià is also written scambià or cangià. "Money" is solli (also soldu / sollu); denaru can be used too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. U serviziu hè cumpresu?

   Is the service included?

   Usage

   At the end of a meal, check whether the service charge is already in the bill

   Grammar Note

   Cumpresu is the participle "included", agreeing with masculine serviziu. Word order stays the same; the question mark makes it a question. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Mi pudete dà una ricevuta?

   Could you give me a receipt?

   Usage

   Ask for a receipt or till slip after paying

   Grammar Note

   Mi pudete ...? is the polite request pattern followed by an infinitive. Ricevuta is the feminine noun for a receipt. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Ci hè una riduzzione pè i gruppi?

   Is there a discount for groups?

   Usage

   Ask for a lower price when several people travel together, for tickets or rooms

   Grammar Note

   Ci hè is "there is" (singular; plural is Ci sò). The plural of masculine gruppu is gruppi. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Mi anu fattu pagà troppu

   They made me pay too much

   Usage

   Use it as a complaint when the bill is too high or the total looks wrong

   Grammar Note

   Anu fattu + infinitive is "made (me) do", on the same Mi anu + participle pattern as Mi anu arrubatu. Troppu is "too much". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Un depositu

   A deposit

   Usage

   The word for money left as a deposit when renting or booking

   Grammar Note

   Masculine; also written dipositu. Cauzione is the guarantee amount, while depositu is the money left

9. Un rimborsu

   A refund

   Usage

   The word to ask for your money back after a cancellation or a fault

   Grammar Note

   Masculine, meaning a refund

10. Una cauzione

    A security deposit

    Usage

    The word for a guarantee sum left by someone renting a car or room

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. The spelling cauzioni also appears; cauzione is used as the standard

11. Un accontu

    A down payment

    Usage

    The word for part of a price paid in advance

    Grammar Note

    Masculine; it means a down payment, paid to secure a booking. A different word, caparra (earnest money), also exists

12. Un supplementu

    A supplement

    Usage

    The word to point at an extra charge on a bill and ask about it

    Grammar Note

    Masculine; the variant supplimentu exists. The adjective "additional" is supplementariu

13. A cummissione di serviziu

    The service commission

    Usage

    The phrase to ask about a fee taken on a card payment or a currency exchange

    Grammar Note

    Cummissione is feminine and also written commissione or cumissione; di serviziu qualifies it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. A carta di creditu

    The credit card

    Usage

    The words to name your card when you hand it over to pay

    Grammar Note

    Feminine carta covers "paper", "map" and "card"; di creditu makes it a credit card. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

15. Tuttu inseme

    All together

    Usage

    A short reply when a group pays one bill together

    Grammar Note

    Inseme is also written insemi or insembu. A short reply made by pairing tuttu (all) with it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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