Banking & ATM

1. Ke batla ho fetolela tjhelete ya ka ya dinaha tse ding ho diranta

   I would like to exchange my foreign currency.

   Usage

   Used to ask to change foreign money into rand

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

2. Ke batla ho bula akhaonto ya banka

   I want to open a bank account.

   Usage

   Used to say you want to open a bank account

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

3. Na le amohela dikarete tsa mokitlane?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Used to check whether a shop or hotel accepts credit cards

   Grammar Note

   "Le" addresses a person in the polite plural. "Karete ya mokitlane" is the credit card. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

4. Ke batla ho ntsha tjhelete motjhining wa tjhelete

   I would like to withdraw money from the ATM.

   Usage

   Used when you want to withdraw cash from an ATM

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

5. Motjhini wa tjhelete o haufi ka ho fetisisa o kae?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to ask where the nearest ATM is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

6. Tjhelete ya Afrika Borwa ke ranta

   South Africa's currency is the Rand.

   Usage

   Used to explain South Africa's currency

   Grammar Note

   The currency of Lesotho is the maloti

7. Ke kopa nomoro ya akhaonto ya ka

   Please give me my account number.

   Usage

   Used to ask a bank clerk for your account number

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

8. Ke batla ho romela tjhelete lapeng

   I want to send money home.

   Usage

   Used when you want to send money home

   Grammar Note

   "Lapeng" is the locative of lapa (home). Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

9. Tefo ya ho fetolela tjhelete ke bokae?

   What is the exchange fee?

   Usage

   Used to ask the fee for changing money

   Grammar Note

   The pattern "tefo ya ho ..." (fee for ...). Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

10. Banka e bulwa ka nako mang kajeno?

    What time does the bank open today?

    Usage

    Used to ask when the bank opens today

    Grammar Note

    "Ho bulwa ka nako mang?" means "what time does it open"; kajeno is today. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

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