Banking & ATM

1. ちかさる ATMや まーかい やいびーが?

   Chikasaru ATM ya maakai yaibiiga?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest ATM when you need cash

   Grammar Note

   The Okinawan question word for place is "maa"; "maakai" means "to where". "Chaa" means "how" and cannot be used for locations

2. かふぇーくびーぐとぅやいびーん。

   Kafee kubii gu tu yaibiin.

   I'd like to exchange currency.

   Usage

   Used to request currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   "yaibiin" is the Ryukyuan polite copula equivalent to Japanese "desu/masu"

3. ちゅーぬ かわせレートゥや ちゃっさ やいびーが?

   Chuu nu kawase-reetu ya chassa yaibii-ga?

   What is today's exchange rate?

   Usage

   Used to check the current exchange rate

   Grammar Note

   "Today" is chuu (cuu); written short as ちゅう it is a different word. "How much" is chassa (caQsa "how much, what price")

4. なーはてぃぬ カードし ぜーんとぅりくぬ ちかーいびーみ?

   Naa hati nu kaado shi zeenturi ku nu chikaibiimi?

   Can I withdraw cash with a foreign card?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a foreign card is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "-ibiimi?" is the polite Ryukyuan question ending meaning "can I/is it possible?" The topic-fused kaadoo comes from kaado + ya.

5. じんこーぬ くちざ ちゅくいぶさいびーん。

   Jinkoo nu kuchiza chukui-busaibiin.

   I'd like to open a bank account.

   Usage

   Used to request opening a bank account

   Grammar Note

   "Bank" is ziNkoo, i.e. jinkoo, and the genitive particle is nu. The verb is CukuijuN "to make" plus the desiderative -busaibiin (husjaN). Kuchiza is a modern banking term.

6. わーがカードや とぅじらりとーん — たしきてぃ くぃみそーれー。

   Waa ga kaado ya tujirari toon — tashikiti kwi misooree.

   My card has been blocked — can you help?

   Usage

   Used when your card is blocked and you need help

   Grammar Note

   "kwimisooree" is the Ryukyuan polite request ending meaning "please do". "To help" is tashikiyun (tasikijuN); its te-form tashikiti precedes it

7. なーはてぃぬ カードんかい てすうりょーや あいびーみ?

   Naa hati nu kaado n kai tesuuryoo ya aibiimi?

   Is there a transaction fee for foreign cards?

   Usage

   Used to ask about fees for using foreign cards

   Grammar Note

   "aibiimi?" is the polite Ryukyuan existential question "is there?"

8. なーはてぃんかい じん うくいびーん。

   Naa hati n kai jin uku ibiin.

   I'd like to transfer money internationally.

   Usage

   Used to request an international money transfer

   Grammar Note

   "jin" means "money" in Ryukyuan (the same word as in "jin shi haraibiin" and "jin haraibiin"; it corresponds to Japanese "zeni"). The object particle is omitted

9. くぬとりひきぬ りょうしゅうしょー もらいびーみ?

   Kunu torihiki nu ryooshuushoo moraibiimi?

   Can I get a receipt for this transaction?

   Usage

   Used to request a receipt after a transaction

   Grammar Note

   Banking terminology in Ryukyuan is largely borrowed from Japanese

10. ATMんかい カードぬ とぅらりとーん — ちゃーさびーが？

    ATM n kai kaado nu turari toon — chaa sabii ga?

    The ATM swallowed my card — what do I do?

    Usage

    Emergency phrase for when an ATM retains your card

    Grammar Note

    "chaa sabii ga?" means "what should I do?". "Chaa" is the question word "how", and "sabiin" is the polite form of "to do"

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