Money & Exchange

1. Ixabiso lento malini?

   i-xabiso le-nto malini?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price of something

   Grammar Note

   malini is the Xhosa question word "how much (money)"

2. I-ATM ikuphi?

   i-ATM i-kuphi?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Looking for an ATM

   Grammar Note

   kuphi is the locative question "where"

3. Ndiphe ushintshi

   ndi-phe u-shintshi

   Please give me change

   Usage

   Asking for change

   Grammar Note

   ndiphe is the applied imperative "give me"

4. Bayamkela i-credit card?

   ba-ya-mkela i-credit card?

   Do they accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Asking if credit cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   ba-ya-mkela is "they accept" in the third-person plural present

5. Ndiphe irisithi

   ndi-phe i-ri-si-thi

   Please give me the receipt

   Usage

   Requesting a receipt

   Grammar Note

   "Ndiphe" is the applied imperative "give me". Note: "irekhodi" borrows English "record"; it is used in the sense of a record ("ukurekhoda iLP", "Irekhodi yezihloko eziphumeleleyo"), never an acknowledgement of payment. The word for a receipt is "irisithi", e.g. "uye athumele irisithi etshoyo ukuba sifunyenwe" ("will send a receipt stating that it was received").

6. Ndingashintsha imali yamanye amazwe?

   ndi-nga-shintsha imali ya-manye a-mazwe?

   Can I exchange foreign currency?

   Usage

   Asking about foreign currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   ndi-nga is the first-person potential prefix "I can"

7. Ingathethwa phantsi ixabiso?

   i-nga-thethwa phantsi i-xabiso?

   Can the price be negotiated down?

   Usage

   Negotiating a price reduction

   Grammar Note

   i-nga-thethwa is the passive potential "can be negotiated"

8. Ndifuna iwaka le-rand

   ndi-funa i-waka le-rand

   I need one thousand rand

   Usage

   Asking for one thousand rand

   Grammar Note

   The rand is the official currency of South Africa

9. Ixabiso liquka irhafu?

   i-xabiso li-quka i-rhafu?

   Does the price include tax?

   Usage

   Asking if the price includes tax

   Grammar Note

   liquka is the present tense "includes"

10. Ndizakuhlawula nge-intanethi

    ndi-za-ku-hlawula nge-intanethi

    I will pay online

    Usage

    Choosing to pay online

    Grammar Note

    ndi-za-ku is the first-person immediate future "I will/am going to"

11. Ikheshi

    Cash

    Usage

    Show that you will pay cash

12. Ikhadi lebhanki

    Card

    Usage

    Show that you want to pay by card

13. Ushintshi

    Change

    Usage

    Ask for your change

14. Iduru kakhulu

    Too expensive

    Usage

    Show that the price is too high

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