Money & Exchange

1. Man ollu dát máksá?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The verb máksit means both "to pay" and "to cost"

2. Sáhtán go máksit reaida?

   Can I pay in cash?

   Usage

   To check whether cash is accepted

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Go is the yes/no question particle placed after the verb (it is sometimes written attached, as in Sáhtángo). A singular "I" sentence with the pronoun dropped

3. reaida

   In cash

   Usage

   To say you want to pay in cash. It appears in mávssii dan reaida "paid it in cash"

   Grammar Note

   An adverb for the way of paying. The same word also means "in order, settled"

4. ruhta

   Money

   Usage

   The general word for money

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. The plural ruđat is also used for "money"

5. báŋku

   Bank

   Usage

   For finding or pointing to a bank

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. The illative báŋkui means "to the bank"

6. Gos lea báŋku?

   Where is the bank?

   Usage

   For asking where a bank is, for example to get cash

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Question word first, the same pattern as "Where is the nearest bus stop?"

7. kredihttakoarta

   Credit card

   Usage

   Point to it to say you want to pay by card

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. A compound ending in koarta "card"

8. valuhtta

   Currency

   Usage

   A word for currency; the exchange rate is valuhttagursa

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. A loanword; the compound valuhttagursa is the exchange rate

9. euro

   Euro

   Usage

   The currency used in the Finnish part of Sápmi

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. The Norwegian and Swedish parts use the krone/krona, ruvdnu

10. ruvdnu

    Krone (currency)

    Usage

    The name of the currency in Norway and Sweden

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. In prices the object form ruvnnu is used (as in guoktelogi ruvnnu "20 kroner")

11. rehket

    Bill (invoice)

    Usage

    The word for a bill or invoice; it also appears in accounting terms

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. It is also the first part of compounds such as rehketdoallu "accounting"

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