Money & Exchange

1. Wo isch de nächscht Bankomat?

   Where is the nearest cash machine?

   Usage

   Asks where to withdraw cash

   Grammar Note

   composed: the superlative ends in -scht

2. Cha ich mit Charte zahle?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Checks whether a card is accepted before paying

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question is formed by inversion; Charte is feminine

3. Wo cha ich Geld wächsle?

   Where can I exchange money?

   Usage

   Asks where to exchange money

   Grammar Note

   composed: the verb comes second after the question word

4. Stimmt so.

   Keep the change

   Usage

   Used when rounding up a payment as a tip

   Grammar Note

   composed: a short set phrase meaning it is right like this

5. Mir zahled einzeln, bitte.

   We pay separately, please

   Usage

   Used when you want separate bills

   Grammar Note

   composed: plural verbs end in -ed (mir zahled)

6. Chönd Sie mir es bitzli billiger gäh?

   Could you make it a little cheaper?

   Usage

   A polite request for a lower price; most Swiss shops do not haggle

   Grammar Note

   composed: the comparative is formed with -er, as in billiger

7. Händ Sie Münz?

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Asks whether the other person has small change

   Grammar Note

   composed: Münz is the singular form meaning small change

8. Ich wett hundert Franke wächsle.

   I would like to exchange one hundred francs

   Usage

   Tells the exchange counter the amount; the Swiss currency is the Franke

   Grammar Note

   composed: the noun Franke stays the same after a number

9. Das isch z tüür.

   That is too expensive

   Usage

   A remark when something costs too much

   Grammar Note

   composed: z is the short form of zu meaning too, written as a single letter

10. D Rächnig, bitte.

    The bill, please

    Usage

    The standard way to ask for the bill in a restaurant

    Grammar Note

    composed: a short request without a verb

11. de Priis

    Price

    Usage

    A noun for the amount to pay

    Grammar Note

    composed: the long vowel is written double (Priis)

12. s Cash

    Cash

    Usage

    The English-derived word for cash, as opposed to card

    Grammar Note

    composed: Cash is treated as a neuter noun

13. d Charte

    Card

    Usage

    A noun for a payment card

    Grammar Note

    composed: Charte is feminine

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