Money & Exchange

1. ইয়াৰ দাম কিমান?

   Iyar dam kiman?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price; say it while pointing at the item

   Grammar Note

   কিমান is the question word for how much or how many, used for both price and quantity. It is not the Bengali word that looks similar. No copula is needed

2. এটিএম ক'ত আছে?

   Etiem kot ase?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Used when you need to withdraw cash; ATMs are often in front of bank branches

   Grammar Note

   ক'ত means where and carries an apostrophe for a dropped vowel. Without it, কত is a different word. আছে expresses existence

3. বিদেশী মুদ্ৰা ক'ত সলাব পাৰি?

   Bidexi mudra kot xolab pari?

   Where can I exchange foreign currency?

   Usage

   Used to find a bank or exchange counter; airports and large banks are easiest

   Grammar Note

   A verb stem plus ব পাৰি means can. সলাব পাৰি is can change. মুদ্ৰা is a somewhat formal word for currency

4. অলপ কম দামত দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Olop kom damot dib paribone?

   Could you give it for a little less?

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for a discount at markets and street stalls

   Grammar Note

   দামত is দাম with the locative ত, meaning at that price. পাৰিবনে asks can you and makes the request polite

5. কাৰ্ডেৰে পেমেণ্ট কৰিব পাৰিবনে?

   Kardere pemento korib paribone?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Check before paying; small shops and stalls are often cash only

   Grammar Note

   The ending ৰে marks the instrument, so কাৰ্ডেৰে is by card. পেমেণ্ট কৰা is to pay. The question particle নে attaches to the final verb

6. মোক এখন ৰচিদ দিয়ক

   Mok ekhon rosid diyok

   Please give me a receipt

   Usage

   Asked after paying; needed for expense claims or returns

   Grammar Note

   এখন is one with the flat-item classifier খন, so one slip of paper. দিয়ক is the polite imperative of দিয়া 'give'. মোক means to me

7. আপোনাৰ ওচৰত খুচুৰা আছেনে?

   Aponar osorot khusura asene?

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Asked when you only have a large note and need to know if there is change

   Grammar Note

   আপোনাৰ ওচৰত … আছে literally means there is … near you, the way to say you have something. আপোনাৰ is the polite your

8. এই নোটখন সৰু নোটলৈ ভাঙি দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Ei notokhon xoru notoloi bhangi dib paribone?

   Could you break this note into smaller notes?

   Usage

   Asked when a shop cannot make change for a large note

   Grammar Note

   ভাঙি দিয়া is to break for someone. লৈ marks what it changes into. খন is a classifier for flat things and also makes the noun definite

9. মই নগদ টকা দিম

   Moi nogod toka dim

   I will pay in cash

   Usage

   States your payment method; the Indian currency is the rupee, called টকা

   Grammar Note

   মই is I. Another word that looks like the Bengali I means we in Assamese, so it is not used. টকা is money or rupee, and দিম is the first person future

10. দাম বৰ বেছি

    Dam bor besi

    The price is too high

    Usage

    A reaction to a high price that opens a bargaining talk

    Grammar Note

    বেছি means much or high, so বৰ বেছি is too high. The verb can be left out

11. মই ডলাৰ সলাব বিচাৰোঁ

    Moi dolar xolab bisarõ

    I want to exchange dollars

    Usage

    A first line to say at an exchange counter

    Grammar Note

    বিচাৰোঁ is the first person present of want. It combines with a verb stem plus ব, as in সলাব, to mean want to change

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