Money & Exchange

1. ክፍሊት

   Kiflit

   Fee or payment

   Usage

   Names a fee or a payment.

   Grammar Note

   A noun; Tatoeba uses it for extra charges and fees.

2. ዶላር

   Dolar

   Dollar

   Usage

   Names the US dollar.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword, as in Tatoeba's "ዓሰርተ ሽሕ ዶላር" ("ten thousand dollars").

3. ዝያዳ ክፍሊት ኣሎዶ?

   Ziyada kiflit alodo?

   Is there an extra charge?

   Usage

   Checks for an extra charge before paying.

   Grammar Note

   ዝያዳ ("extra") + ክፍሊት ("charge") + ኣሎዶ ("is there"), the same pairing as in Tatoeba's "ኣብቲ ሆቴል ኢንተርነት ምጥቃም ዝያዳ ክፍሊት ኣለዎ" ("there is an extra charge for Internet at the hotel").

4. ዶላር ክቅይር ደልየ

   Dolar kiqyir deliye

   I want to change dollars

   Usage

   Asks to exchange money at a bank or exchange counter. The same for a male or female speaker.

   Grammar Note

   ዶላር ("dollar") + ክቅይር ("to change") + ደልየ ("I want"). ክቅይር is derived from the dictionary verb ቀየረ ("change") and should get a native check; ቅያር ገንዘብ ("money exchange") appears in Wikivoyage.

5. ገንዘብ የብለይን

   Genzeb yebleyn

   I have no money

   Usage

   Says that you cannot pay because you have no money.

   Grammar Note

   የብለይን = "I do not have", the frame of Tatoeba's "ዓርኪ የብለይን" ("I don't even have a boyfriend") with ገንዘብ ("money") in front.

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