Banking & money

Banking English is a handful of clear requests about accounts, payments and problems.

• Opening: “I'd like to open a current account.”
• Disputes: “I don't recognize this charge — can you check it?”
• Bills: “Can I set up a direct debit?”

Phrase 1 / 6

Is there a monthly fee on this account?

¿Esta cuenta tiene comisión mensual?

💡 'A fee' es una comisión; 'a fine', una multa. En un banco no los confundas.

¿Esta cuenta tiene comisión mensual?

Say it in English, then check yourself.

Thirty-two euros left your account on Saturday for something you never bought. You are at the counter, the line open on your phone.

1. 1Give the date, the amount and the name on the line, then say it was not you.
2. 2Ask what happens next and how long it takes, in days.
3. 3Ask whether the card should be stopped today, and who does it.

Nothing here is listening or marking you — this is your own rehearsal, and you tick a move when you have said it out loud. For live correction, take the same situation to Rumi, your AI Tutor, in the role-play step below.

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