Changing Money Conversation
Welcome to this English conversation lesson on “Changing Money Conversation”. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to exchange currency with a clerk, using vocabulary related to money exchange and financial transactions. You’ll also learn alternative ways to say “change money”, such as “exchange currency” or “convert money”.
Vocabulary
- “Exchange rate” refers to the rate at which one currency is traded for another
- “Fee” is a charge for a service, in this case, the currency exchange
- “Approximately” means almost, but not exactly
Changing Money Conversation
Customer: I’d like to exchange some money.
Currency Clerk: What would you like to exchange?
Customer: I’d like to change some Euros to U.S. Dollars.
Currency Clerk: How much would you like to exchange.
Customer: I’d like to exchange three thousand Euros.
Currency Clerk: I’m afraid our limit here is two thousand Euros. You can try the exchange at the bank.
Customer: I really don’t have time to go to the bank. I’ll exchange two thousand for now.
Currency Clerk: The Euro is showing an exchange of one point one eight on the dollar.
Customer: So how much American?
Currency Clerk: That works out to approximately twenty seven hundred U.S. Dollars.
Customer: I can start with that and exchange the rest later.
Currency Clerk: We also charge a three point five percent fee for exchange.
Customer: I see. Is that on the total amount of exchange or for each dollar exchange?
Currency Clerk: That’s the fee we charge on the total exchange.
Customer: So minus the fees how much is the total exchange?
Currency Clerk: Minus our fees the total exchange from Euro to U.S. Dollar will give you approximately twenty six hundred American.
Customer: Alright. I’ll take it.
Currency Clerk: I’ll be right back with your money.
We hope this conversation has helped you learn how to exchange currency with a clerk. Remember to use vocabulary like “exchange rate”, “fee”, and “approximately” to sound more natural in your conversation.
