Banking & ATM

1. ළඟම ATM එක කොහේද?

   Langama ATM eka koheda?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest ATM when you need cash

   Grammar Note

   "koheda?" is the Sinhala question for "where is it?"

2. මට මුදල් හුවමාරු කිරීමට අවශ්‍යයි.

   Mata mudal huvamaru kirīmaṭa avaśyayi.

   I'd like to exchange currency.

   Usage

   Used to request currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   "avaśyayi" expresses need or desire in Sinhala

3. අද විනිමය අනුපාතය කීයද?

   Ada vinimaya anupaathaya kiiyada?

   What is today's exchange rate?

   Usage

   Used to check the current exchange rate

   Grammar Note

   "kiiyada?" is the Sinhala question for "how much?"

4. විදේශ කාඩ්පතකින් මුදල් ගත හැකිද?

   Videsha kaadpatakin mudal gata haekhida?

   Can I withdraw cash with a foreign card?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a foreign card is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "haekida?" is the Sinhala question for "is it possible?"

5. මට බැංකු ගිණුමක් ආරම්භ කිරීමට අවශ්‍යයි.

   Mata baenku ginumak ārambha kirīmaṭa avaśyayi.

   I'd like to open a bank account.

   Usage

   Used to request opening a bank account

   Grammar Note

   "ginuma" means "account" in Sinhala

6. මගේ කාඩ්පත අවහිර වී ඇත — ඔබට උදව් කළ හැකිද?

   Mage kaadpata avahira vī aeta — obata udav kala haekida?

   My card has been blocked — can you help?

   Usage

   Used when your card is blocked and you need help

   Grammar Note

   "oba" is the polite second-person pronoun in Sinhala

7. විදේශ කාඩ්පත් සඳහා ගනුදෙනු ගාස්තු තිබේද?

   Videsha kaadpat sandaha ganadenu gaasthu thibeeda?

   Is there a transaction fee for foreign cards?

   Usage

   Used to ask about fees for using foreign cards

   Grammar Note

   "thibeeda?" is the Sinhala existential question "is there?"

8. මට විදේශයට මුදල් යැවීමට අවශ්‍යයි.

   Mata videshayata mudal yaevimata avashyayi.

   I'd like to transfer money internationally.

   Usage

   Used to request an international money transfer

   Grammar Note

   "videsaya" means "foreign country" in Sinhala, from Sanskrit

9. මෙම ගනුදෙනුව සඳහා රිසිට්පතක් ලබා ගත හැකිද?

   Mema ganadenuva sandaha risitpatak laba gata haekida?

   Can I get a receipt for this transaction?

   Usage

   Used to request a receipt after a transaction

   Grammar Note

   "laba gata haekida?" means "can I get/obtain?" in Sinhala

10. ATM යන්ත්‍රය මගේ කාඩ්පත ගිළගත්තා — මොකද කරන්නේ?

    ATM yantraya mage kaadpata gilagatta — mokada karanne?

    The ATM swallowed my card — what do I do?

    Usage

    Emergency phrase for when an ATM retains your card

    Grammar Note

    "mokada karanne?" means "what should I do?" in Sinhala

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