Money & Exchange

1. هي ڪيترو آهي؟

   Hī ketiro āhe?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price.

   Grammar Note

   ڪيترو means "how much" and works for both price and quantity. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

2. قيمت ٿوري گهٽ ڪجو

   Qīmata thorī ghaṭa kajo

   Please lower the price a little

   Usage

   Used when bargaining.

   Grammar Note

   قيمت is feminine, so ٿوري takes the feminine form; ڪجو is the polite imperative. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

3. ڇا ڪارڊ سان ادائگي ٿي سگهي ٿي؟

   Chhā kārḍa sã adāigī thī saghī thī?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Checks whether card payment is accepted.

   Grammar Note

   ٿي سگهي ٿي ("can be done") suits any speaker; ادائگي is feminine. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

4. اي ٽي ايم ڪٿي آهي؟

   E ṭī em kithe āhe?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Looks for a cash machine.

   Grammar Note

   اي ٽي ايم is the English ATM spelled out. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

5. مهرباني ڪري رسيد ڏيو

   Mihirbānī kare rasīda ddiyo

   Please give me a receipt

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt after buying.

   Grammar Note

   رسيد is feminine; ڏيو is the polite imperative for "please give". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

6. پيسا بدلائڻ جي جڳهه ڪٿي آهي؟

   Paisā badalāiṇu jī jaggaha kithe āhe?

   Where can I change money?

   Usage

   Looks for a place to change money.

   Grammar Note

   بدلائڻ جي جڳهه means "place for changing"; جڳهه is feminine. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

7. حساب ڪيترو ٿيو؟

   Hisābu ketiro thiyo?

   How much does it come to?

   Usage

   Asks how much the bill comes to.

   Grammar Note

   حساب means "account/bill"; ٿيو is "became". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

8. ڇا توهان وٽ ريزگاري آهي؟

   Chhā tavahān vaṭa rezigārī āhe?

   Do you have small change?

   Usage

   Asks whether someone has small change.

   Grammar Note

   ريزگاري means "small change"; وٽ ... آهي expresses possession. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

9. مهرباني ڪري بل آڻيو

   Mihirbānī kare bila āṇiyo

   Please bring the bill

   Usage

   Asks for the bill.

   Grammar Note

   آڻيو is the polite imperative of آڻڻ, "to bring". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

10. ڊپازٽ

    Ḍipāziṭa

    Deposit

    Usage

    A deposit paid at a hotel or for a rental.

    Grammar Note

    From English "deposit"; money paid in advance.

11. مهرباني ڪري پيسا واپس ڏيو

    Mihirbānī kare paisā vāpasa ddiyo

    Please give the money back

    Usage

    Asks for a refund.

    Grammar Note

    واپس ڏيو means "give back". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

12. اڳواٽ ادائگي

    Aggavāṭa adāigī

    Payment in advance

    Usage

    Advance payment.

    Grammar Note

    اڳواٽ means "in advance".

13. وڌيڪ رقم

    Vadhīka raqami

    Extra charge

    Usage

    An additional charge.

    Grammar Note

    وڌيڪ means "more".

14. نقد

    Naqadu

    Cash

    Usage

    Cash.

    Grammar Note

    Arabic-origin.

15. ڪارڊ

    Kārḍa

    Card

    Usage

    Card.

    Grammar Note

    From English "card".

16. الڳ الڳ بل

    Aliggi aliggi bila

    Separate bills

    Usage

    Separate bills.

    Grammar Note

    Repeating الڳ gives "each separately".

17. هڪ بل

    Hiku bila

    One bill together

    Usage

    One bill for everyone.

    Grammar Note

    Literally "one bill".

18. هي ڏاڍو مهانگو آهي

    Hī ddāḍho mahãgo āhe

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Says it is far too expensive.

    Grammar Note

    مهانگو is masculine; use مهانگي with a feminine noun. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

19. بقايا پيسا

    Baqāyā paisā

    Change (money owed back)

    Usage

    The change due back.

    Grammar Note

    بقايا means "remainder".

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