Banking & ATM

1. Где је најближи банкомат?

   GDE je NAJ-bli-ži ban-ko-MAT

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to locate the nearest cash machine

   Grammar Note

   најближи is the masculine superlative of близак (near). It agrees with masculine банкомат in nominative

2. Желим да отворим рачун

   ŽE-lim da ot-VO-rim RA-čun

   I would like to open an account

   Usage

   Used when requesting to open a new bank account

   Grammar Note

   желим да + subjunctive verb means "I want to." рачун is masculine and means both "account" and "bill"

3. Колики је курс евра?

   KO-li-ki je kurs EV-ra

   What is the exchange rate for the euro?

   Usage

   Used at a bank or exchange office to check currency rates

   Grammar Note

   колики is an interrogative adjective meaning "how big/much," agreeing with masculine курс. евра is genitive of евро

4. Желим да пребацим новац на другу банку

   ŽE-lim da pre-BA-cim NO-vac na DRU-gu BAN-ku

   I would like to transfer money to another bank

   Usage

   Used to request an interbank money transfer at a counter

   Grammar Note

   на + accusative expresses direction. банка (feminine) takes accusative -у; другу is its adjective form

5. Изгубио сам кредитну картицу

   iz-GU-bi-o sam kre-DIT-nu KAR-ti-cu

   I have lost my credit card

   Usage

   Used to report a lost credit card to a bank (masculine speaker)

   Grammar Note

   Serbian past tense reflects the speaker's gender. A female speaker says Изгубила сам. Accusative of кредитна картица is кредитну картицу

6. Колика је накнада за подизање?

   KO-li-ka je NAK-na-da za po-DI-za-nje

   What is the withdrawal fee?

   Usage

   Used to check the fee for cash withdrawals

   Grammar Note

   колика is the feminine interrogative adjective agreeing with накнада. подизање is a gerund (act of withdrawing)

7. Молим вас, потврдите трансакцију

   MO-lim vas, pot-VR-di-te tran-sak-CI-ju

   Please confirm the transaction

   Usage

   Used to request confirmation of a banking transaction

   Grammar Note

   потврдите is the formal plural imperative of потврдити (to confirm). трансакција (feminine) takes accusative -у

8. Да ли можете да ми размените новчанице?

   da li MO-že-te da mi raz-ME-ni-te nov-ČA-ni-ce

   Can you change my banknotes?

   Usage

   Used when asking to break a large bill into smaller denominations

   Grammar Note

   да ли можете да + verb forms a polite request. новчаница (banknote, feminine) takes accusative plural -е

9. Треба ми потврда о стању рачуна

   TRE-ba mi po-TVR-da o STA-nju RA-ču-na

   I need a bank balance certificate (confirmation of my account balance)

   Usage

   Used when requesting an official bank balance certificate

   Grammar Note

   "Треба ми" is an impersonal construction meaning "I need"; "о" + locative means "about / concerning". A bank-issued balance certificate is "потврда о стању рачуна", and a transaction statement is "извод са рачуна".

10. Да ли прихватате девизе?

    da li pri-HVA-ta-te DE-vi-ze

    Do you accept foreign currency?

    Usage

    Used to check if foreign currency is accepted

    Grammar Note

    прихватати (to accept) is conjugated as прихватате for 2nd plural. девиза (foreign currency) takes accusative plural -е

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