Money & Exchange

1. Kuanto ta esaki?

   Kuan-to ta e-sa-ki

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Ask for the price of an item

   Grammar Note

   "kuanto" from Portuguese "quanto" (how much) — the simplest price inquiry

2. Esaki ta hopi karu

   E-sa-ki ta ho-pi ka-ru

   This is very expensive

   Usage

   Indicate that the price is too high

   Grammar Note

   "karu" means "expensive"; "hopi" is the native Papiamento intensifier and goes before the adjective

3. Por fabor baha e preis un poko

   Por fa-bor ba-ha e preis un po-ko

   Please lower the price a little

   Usage

   Negotiate a small discount

   Grammar Note

   "baha" means "lower", "preis" means "price", "un poko" means "a little"

4. Unda mi por cambia plaka?

   Un-da mi por cam-bia pla-ka

   Where can I exchange money?

   Usage

   Find a currency exchange location

   Grammar Note

   "plaka" is the Papiamento word for money; Aruba's currency is the Aruban florin (AWG)

5. Unda ta e ATM?

   Un-da ta e ATM?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Find an ATM

   Grammar Note

   "ATM" is the international abbreviation used as is — Aruban ATMs dispense both AWG and USD

6. Mi ke paga ku karchi di krédito

   Mi ke pa-ga ku kar-chi di kré-di-to

   I want to pay with a credit card

   Usage

   Request to pay by credit card

   Grammar Note

   "paga" from Spanish "pagar" (pay) — credit cards are widely accepted in Aruba

7. Tin cambi?

   Tin cam-bi

   Do you have change?

   Usage

   Ask if there is change available

   Grammar Note

   "cambi" from Portuguese "câmbio" (exchange/change)

8. Esey ta incluí servisio?

   E-sey ta in-cluí ser-vi-sio

   Is service included?

   Usage

   Confirm whether service charge is included in the bill

   Grammar Note

   "inclui" from Spanish "incluir" (include); "servisio" from Spanish "servicio"

9. Ami no tin suficiente plaka

   A-mi no tin su-fi-cien-te pla-ka

   I don't have enough money

   Usage

   Communicate that you don't have enough money

   Grammar Note

   "ami" is the emphatic first-person pronoun; "suficiente" from Spanish "suficiente"

10. Kuanto ta e tip normalmente?

    Kuan-to ta e tip nor-mal-men-te

    How much is the tip normally?

    Usage

    Ask about customary tipping amount

    Grammar Note

    "tip" is borrowed from English; 15-20% is the norm in Aruban restaurants

11. Kontant

    Cash

    Usage

    To show how you intend to pay

12. Karchi di krédito

    Credit card

    Usage

    To show how you intend to pay

13. Kada un ta paga su mes

    Let's split the bill

    Usage

    Show it when the bill arrives

14. Mi ta paga tur kos

    I'll pay for everything

    Usage

    Show it when the bill arrives

Browse all TravelPhrases languages