Money & Exchange

1. بۇنىڭ باھاسى قانچە؟

   Buning bahasi qanche?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   The most basic phrase for asking the price at a bazaar or souvenir shop

   Grammar Note

   "باھاسى" is "price (باھا)" + third-person possessive "-سى." Uyghur uses suffixes for possessives like verbs

2. بانك قەيەردە؟

   Bank qeyerde?

   Where is the bank?

   Usage

   Used to locate a bank in Ürümqi or Kashgar

   Grammar Note

   "بانك" is an international loanword. Xinjiang uses Chinese Yuan (CNY) with China's banking network

3. ئۇششاق پۇل بارمۇ؟

   Ushshaq pul barmu?

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Used to ask if change is available when paying. Vendors at the bazaar may not always have change

   Grammar Note

   "Ushshaq" means "small/fine", so "ushshaq pul" is "small change". "Bar" is "there is" and "-mu" is the question suffix: "is there?"

4. كارتا بىلەن تۆلىسىم بولامدۇ؟

   Karta bilen tölisem bolamdu?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Used to check if card payment is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "بىلەن" is the comitative "with/by." "تۆلىسىم بولامدۇ" is the possibility question "can I pay"

5. ئەرزانلىتىپ بەرسىڭىز بولامدۇ؟

   Érzanlitip bersingiz bolamdu?

   Could you lower the price?

   Usage

   Used for price bargaining at the bazaar. Negotiation is common at Kashgar's Sunday market

   Grammar Note

   "Érzanlitish" (to lower the price) + "-ip ber-" (do for someone) + conditional with polite second person "-singiz" + "bolamdu" forms the polite request "could you ...?". "Érzan" (cheap) is the same word family as "érzanlitish" in the fashion category

6. جەمئىي نەچچە يۈەن؟

   Jem'iy néchche yüen?

   What is the total in yuan?

   Usage

   Used to check the total amount when purchasing multiple items

   Grammar Note

   "جەمئىي" is from Arabic "جمع" (total/sum). Chinese yuan "يۈەن" is the currency used in Xinjiang

7. بانكومات قەيەردە؟

   Bankomat qeyerde?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find an ATM when cash is needed. In cities, "ATM" is often understood directly

   Grammar Note

   "بانكومات" (bankomat) is the loanword for an ATM, the same word as in the convenience-store category. Saying "ATM" directly is often understood too

8. بىر دوللار نەچچە يۈەن؟

   Bir dollar néchche yüen?

   How many yuan is one US dollar?

   Usage

   Used to check the exchange rate between US dollars and Chinese yuan

   Grammar Note

   "نەچچە" is the quantity interrogative "how many." "بىر" is the numeral "one." Yuan is used in Xinjiang

9. پۇل ئالماشتۇرۇش يېرى قەيەردە؟

   Pul almashtürüsh yéri qeyerde?

   Where is the currency exchange?

   Usage

   Used to find where foreign currency can be exchanged for Chinese yuan

   Grammar Note

   "پۇل" is "money/currency," "ئالماشتۇرۇش" is the verbal noun "exchanging." Together means "currency exchange"

10. چەك بارمۇ؟

    Chek barmu?

    Is there a receipt?

    Usage

    Used after a purchase to request a receipt

    Grammar Note

    "چەك" is a loanword from English "check" or Russian "чек," meaning receipt or check

11. كاپالەت پۇلى

    Kapalet puli

    Deposit

    Usage

    A refundable deposit paid when checking into a hotel or renting equipment.

12. پۇل قايتۇرۇش

    Pul qayturush

    Refund

    Usage

    Use when asking to get money back.

13. ئالدىن تۆلەش

    Aldin tölesh

    Prepayment

    Usage

    Use when referring to payment made in advance.

14. قوشۇمچە ھەق

    Qoshumche heq

    Extra charge

    Usage

    Use when referring to an additional fee charged afterward.

15. مۇلازىمەت ھەققى

    Mulazimet heqqi

    Service fee

    Usage

    Use when referring to a fee charged for a procedure or service.

16. نەق پۇل

    Neq pul

    Cash

    Usage

    Says you want to pay in cash; QR payment is the norm, so expect some reluctance

17. بانكا كارتىسى

    Banka kartisi

    Bank card

    Usage

    Offers card payment; many shops cannot take foreign-issued cards

18. ئايرىم تۆلەيمىز

    Ayrim töleymiz

    We'll pay separately

    Usage

    For splitting the bill; Uyghur custom leans strongly toward one person paying it all

19. ھەممىسىنى مەن تۆلەيمەن

    Hemmisini men töleymen

    I'll pay for everything

    Usage

    For taking the whole bill; by custom the person who invited pays

20. قايتۇرما پۇل

    Qayturma pul

    Change (money back)

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for change; carrying small notes avoids the argument entirely

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