Money I
Verbs
Verbs related
related to
to money
money Irregular
Irregular Verbs
Verbs
Buy bought bought comprar
Be worth: valer My house is worth about € 150.000. Get got got conseguir
Cost: costar This book cost me € 18 (me costó...) Keep kept kept mantener
Lend lent lent prestar
Buy: comprar You can buy best lettuces in this market. Pay paid paid pagar
Sell sold sold vender
Sell: verder Best lettuces are on sale in this market. Spend spent spent gastar
Steal stole stolen robar
Pay: pagar Pay me, please! Win won won ganar
Spend: gastar I always spend money on stupid things.
Waste: malgastar I always waste money. And you?
Some
Some Prepositions
Prepositions
Blow: derrochar I blow a lot of money on stupid somethings.
Be broke: estar en bancarrota I’m already broke! For:
For: II paid
paid for
for the
the dinner
dinner last
last night.
night.
To:
To: II don’t
don’t like
like lending
lending money
money to to friends.
friends. Pay
Pay
Inherit: heredar I inherited € 5,50 from my uncle. From:
From: I borrowed a lot of money from
I borrowed a lot of money from the
the bank.
bank.
For
Charge: cobrar The dentist charged me the earth.* In: I pay in cash.
In: I pay in cash. In
Take out: sacar, extraer I took out € 200 from the cash machine yesterday.
By:
By: II pay
pay byby credit
credit card.
card.
Earn: ganar (salary) I earn not much a mounth. And you? By
On:
On: II sepent
sepent €€ 50 50 on
on books.
books.
Back
Save: ahorrar I’m saving quite a lot money. Back:
Back: Pay Pay me me back
back the
the money
money II lentlent you.
you.
Invest: invertir I will invest some money.
Lend: prestar I lent him € 250... Some
Some verbs
verbs with
with definitions
definitions
Borrow: pedir prestado ... and I have just borrowed him only € 50, Earn: to get money by working.
Owe: deber (Own: poseer) so he still owe me € 200. Spend: to give or pay money for something.
Pay back: devolver Pay back, please! Blow: to spend a lot of money on something.
Be broke: having no money.
Afford: permitirse económicamente Can you afford it?
Can’t afford: no poderse permit. I can’t afford buy this house. Afford: to have enough money for something.
* El oro y el moro.
Oposite
Oposite verbs
verbs
Lend Õ
(pedir) Ö Borrow (pedir prestado)
(ahorrar) Save Õ Ö Waste (malgastar)
(Own: poseer) (deber) Owe Õ Ö Pay back (devolver)
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Money II
Vocabulary
Vocabulary related
related to
to money
money II Some
Some Phrases
Phrases II Some
Some Phrases
Phrases IIII
Note: billete Wallet: cartera He’s earning good money now: Who do you bank with?
¿En qué banco tienes cuenta?
Coin: moneda Purse: monedero Él está ganando ahora un buen sueldo
To buy something on hire purchase
She married money Comprar algo a plazos
To be on sale: estar en venta Ella se casó con un hombre rico
For sale: Se vende To sell yourself
To come into money Dejarse sobornar
Bank: banco Heredar dinero To sell like hot cakes
To bank: tener cuenta con (verbo) To lose money Venderse como churros
Bank manager: director de banco Perder dinero
All that glitters is not gold
No es oro todo lo que reluce
Bank account: cuenta bancaria To play the stock market To ask the earth
Current account: cuenta corriente Especular en la Bolsa Pedir el oro y el moro
To be in credit: tener saldo positivo Money isn’t everything To make one’s fortune
Keep over: mantener saldo por encima de... El dinero no lo es todo Hacerse de oro
Bank balance: saldo de una cuenta Your money or your life There is a 16% service charge
Se cobra un 16% de servicio
Service: servicio La bolsa o la vida
To be in the money
Service charge: servicio To be in the money Estar bien de dinero
Estar forrado Money can’t buy happiness
Cash machine: cajero automático To have to money to burn El dinero no da la felicidad
Cash: dinero en metálico Tener dinero de sobra Money makes money
To pay in cash: pagar al contado To spend money like water El dinero llama al dinero
Cash price: precio al contado To spend money like water
Gastar dinero como si fuera agua
Cash card: tarjeta de cajero automático Tener un agujero en el bolsillo
Money talks Money back if not satisfied
Credit card: tarjeta de crédito Poderoso caballero es don dinero Si no queda satisfecho, le devolvemos su dinero
Account: cuenta
Current account: cuenta corriente
Vocabulary
Vocabulary related
related to
to money
moneyIIII Earn
Earn (ganar
(ganar salario)
salario)
Accounts: factura Paper money: papel moneda Earnings: ingresos
Tax: impuesto Hungarian money: dinero húngaro Earner: fuente de ingresos
Rise: subida, aumento Earned income: rentas de trabajo
Finance: finanzas
Mortgage: hipoteca Earnings-related: proporcional a los ingresos
The finance minister: el secretario de hacienda
Loan: préstamo
Financial year: ejercicio fiscal Earnest: serio, sincero
Salary: sueldo
Public spending: el gasto público In earnest: en serio
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