Banking & ATM

1. Ke nyaka go fetola tšhelete ya dinaga tše dingwe

   I want to exchange foreign currency

   Usage

   Used at a bank to change foreign currency

   Grammar Note

   A regularly composed sentence

2. Ke nyaka go bula akhaonte ya panka

   I want to open a bank account

   Usage

   Used to open a bank account

   Grammar Note

   "akhaonte" is borrowed from English account

3. Naa le amogela dikarata tša mokitlana?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   "le" is the concord for several people (the staff). "amogela" means accept or receive (a regularly composed sentence)

4. Ke nyaka go ntšha tšhelete go ATM

   I want to withdraw money from the ATM

   Usage

   Used to withdraw cash at an ATM

   Grammar Note

   "go ntšha" means take out. ATM is borrowed from English and follows "go"

5. ATM ya kgauswi e kae?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest ATM

   Grammar Note

   "kgauswi" means near, and "ya kgauswi" means nearby (a regularly composed sentence)

6. Tšhelete ya Afrika Borwa ke ranta

   South Africa's currency is the rand

   Usage

   Used to explain the local currency

   Grammar Note

   "ranta" (plural "diranta") is the name for the rand (a regularly composed sentence)

7. Ke kgopela nomoro ya akhaonte ya ka

   Please give me my account number

   Usage

   Used at a counter to get your own account number

   Grammar Note

   "nomoro" is borrowed from English number (a regularly composed sentence)

8. Ke nyaka go romela tšhelete gae

   I want to send money home

   Usage

   Used to send money home

   Grammar Note

   "romela" means send. "gae" means home (a regularly composed sentence)

9. Tefo ya phetošetšo ke bokae?

   What is the exchange fee?

   Usage

   Used to check the exchange fee

   Grammar Note

   A regularly composed sentence

10. Panka e bulwa ka iri efe lehono?

    What time does the bank open today?

    Usage

    Used to ask opening time

    Grammar Note

    "bulwa" is the passive of "bula" (open). "iri" is hour and "efe" means which (a regularly composed sentence)

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