Exchanging Money in Spanish
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In this Spanish conversation, a customer exchanges U.S. dollars for Mexican pesos at a currency exchange counter. Read the dialogue to practice natural Spanish for asking about exchange rates, checking commissions, calculating how much money you will receive, presenting identification, and completing a currency exchange transaction.
Spanish Conversation
Customer: Buenos días. Quiero cambiar dólares a pesos.
Customer: Good morning. I want to exchange dollars for pesos.
Clerk: Claro. ¿Cuánto quiere cambiar?
Clerk: Of course. How much would you like to exchange?
Customer: Doscientos dólares.
Customer: Two hundred dollars.
Clerk: Hoy estamos comprando el dólar a diecisiete veinte.
Clerk: Today we're buying dollars at 17.20.
Customer: ¿Eso ya incluye comisión?
Customer: Does that already include the commission?
Clerk: No cobramos comisión aparte. Ese es el tipo de cambio final.
Clerk: We don't charge a separate commission. That's the final exchange rate.
Customer: Bien. ¿Cuánto recibiría entonces?
Customer: Good. How much would I receive then?
Clerk: Tres mil cuatrocientos cuarenta pesos.
Clerk: 3,440 pesos.
Customer: Perfecto.
Customer: Perfect.
Clerk: Necesito ver una identificación.
Clerk: I need to see some identification.
Customer: Aquí tiene mi pasaporte.
Customer: Here's my passport.
Clerk: Gracias.
Clerk: Thank you.
Customer: ¿Me puede dar billetes de distintas denominaciones?
Customer: Can you give me a mix of bill denominations?
Clerk: Sí. ¿Quiere evitar los de quinientos?
Clerk: Yes. Do you want to avoid 500-peso bills?
Customer: No hace falta evitarlos, pero quisiera algunos de cien y doscientos.
Customer: Not necessarily, but I'd like some 100s and 200s.
Clerk: Claro, para gastos pequeños.
Clerk: Of course, for smaller expenses.
Customer: Exacto.
Customer: Exactly.
Clerk: Muy bien. Voy a contar el dinero frente a usted.
Clerk: Very good. I'm going to count the money in front of you.
Customer: Perfecto.
Customer: Perfect.
Clerk: Mil, dos mil, tres mil... tres mil cuatrocientos cuarenta.
Clerk: One thousand, two thousand, three thousand... 3,440.
Customer: Sí.
Customer: Yes.
Clerk: Aquí está también su comprobante.
Clerk: And here's your receipt.
Customer: Gracias. ¿El tipo de cambio cambia durante el día?
Customer: Thanks. Does the exchange rate change during the day?
Clerk: Puede cambiar, sí. Si vuelve otro día, conviene preguntar antes de hacer la operación.
Clerk: It can, yes. If you come back another day, it's a good idea to ask before making the transaction.
Customer: Entendido. Gracias.
Customer: Understood. Thanks.
Clerk: Con gusto.
Clerk: You're welcome.