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🏦 Croatian Money & banking المال والمصارف

Open an account, pay bills, and talk about saving and borrowing. In Croatian this topic is called Novac i banka. Below are 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.

banka
Pronunciation: BAHN-kah
bank
noun
بنك
Banka je otvorena do pet.
The bank is open until five.
البنك مفتوح حتى الخامسة.
račun
Pronunciation: RAH-choon
account / bill
noun
حساب / فاتورة
Želim otvoriti račun.
I would like to open an account.
أريد فتح حساب.
kartica
Pronunciation: KAHR-tee-tsah
card
noun
بطاقة
Plaćam karticom.
I am paying by card.
أدفع بالبطاقة.
gotovina
Pronunciation: goh-TOH-vee-nah
cash
noun
نقد
Imate li gotovinu?
Do you have cash?
هل معك نقود؟
bankomat
Pronunciation: BAHN-koh-maht
ATM / cash machine
noun
صراف آلي
Bankomat je iza ugla.
The ATM is around the corner.
الصراف الآلي خلف الزاوية.
podići novac
Pronunciation: POH-dee-chee NOH-vahts
to withdraw money
phrase
يسحب نقودًا
Moram podići novac.
I have to withdraw money.
يجب أن أسحب نقودًا.
uplatiti
Pronunciation: oo-PLAH-tee-tee
to deposit / to pay in
verb
يودع
Uplatila sam plaću na račun.
I deposited my salary into the account.
أودعت راتبي في الحساب.
štedjeti
Pronunciation: SHTEH-dyeh-tee
to save (money)
verb
يدّخر
Štedim za novi auto.
I am saving for a new car.
أدّخر لسيارة جديدة.
posuditi
Pronunciation: poh-SOO-dee-tee
to borrow / to lend
verb
يستعير / يُقرض
Možeš li mi posuditi dvadeset eura?
Can you lend me twenty euros?
هل يمكنك إقراضي عشرين يورو؟
kredit
Pronunciation: KREH-deet
loan
noun
قرض
Uzeli smo kredit za stan.
We took out a loan for the flat.
أخذنا قرضًا للشقة.
kamata
Pronunciation: KAH-mah-tah
interest
noun
فائدة
Kamata je visoka.
The interest is high.
الفائدة مرتفعة.
tečaj
Pronunciation: TEH-chahy
exchange rate / course
noun
سعر الصرف
Koji je tečaj eura danas?
What is the euro exchange rate today?
ما سعر صرف اليورو اليوم؟
mjenjačnica
Pronunciation: myeh-NYAHCH-nee-tsah
currency exchange
noun
مكتب صرافة
Mjenjačnica je pored pošte.
The currency exchange is next to the post office.
مكتب الصرافة بجانب البريد.
skupo
Pronunciation: SKOO-poh
expensive
adjective
غالٍ
Život u Zagrebu postaje skup.
Life in Zagreb is getting expensive.
الحياة في زغرب تصبح غالية.
jeftino
Pronunciation: YEHF-tee-noh
cheap
adjective
رخيص
Kava je ovdje jeftina.
Coffee is cheap here.
القهوة رخيصة هنا.
proračun
Pronunciation: PROH-rah-choon
budget
noun
ميزانية
Imamo mali proračun za putovanje.
We have a small budget for the trip.
لدينا ميزانية صغيرة للرحلة.

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